pets

Noun

• a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
• a special loved one
• a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
• using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
• plural of pet

Verb

• stroke or caress gently
• stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
• third-person singular simple present indicative of pet

Synonyms

darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, PET, pet, positron emission tomography