Pet Food Noun Bre Dog/Hamster Family/Domestic Trade Native

• do you have any pets?
• a pet dog/hamster, etc.
• a family/domestic pet
• pet food

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, etc.
• a family/domestic pet
• pet food
• a pet shop (= where animals are sold as pets)
2. a person who is given special attention by somebody, especially in a way that seems unfair to other people
• synonym favourite
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/favourite_2
• She's the teacher's pet.
3. used when speaking to somebody to show affection or to be friendly
• What's wrong, pet?
• Be a pet (= be kind) and post this letter for me.

Extra Examples

• Feed your pet a healthy diet.
• She bundled Daisy into her pet carrier.
• Some pet sitters charge on a per-visit basis.
• 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

Word Origin

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