Pet Exotic Noun Dog/Hamster Family Food Trade Online

• do you have any pets?
• a pet dog/hamster
• a family pet
• exotic pets

pet

1. an animal, a bird, etc. that you have at home for pleasure, rather than one that is kept for work or food
• Do you have any pets?
• a pet dog/hamster
• a family pet
• exotic pets
• pet food
• Being a responsible pet owner means caring for your pet.
• a pet shop (= where animals are sold as pets)
• Keeping pigs as pets has become extremely popular.

Extra Examples

• Feed your pet a healthy diet.
• She bundled Daisy into her pet carrier.
• The apartment we live in doesn't allow pets of any kind.
• a vacuum cleaner that can tackle pet hair
• if you need help locating your lost pet
• kids with pet allergies
• the booming trade in exotic pets
• the latest wave of toy technology: virtual pets
• the loss of a beloved pet
• the pet care industry
• the smuggling of endangered species for the pet trade
2. a person who is given special attention by somebody, especially in a way that seems unfair to other people
• She's the teacher's pet.
3. used when speaking to somebody to show kind feelings or to be friendly
• What's wrong, pet?
• Be a pet (= be kind) and post this letter for me.

Word Origin

• early 16th cent. (as a noun; originally Scots and northern English): of unknown origin.