pet

Meanings

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)

Verb

• stroke or caress gently
  • "pet the lamb"
• stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

Adjective Satellite

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality

Synonyms

best-loved, darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favored, favorite, favourite, positron emission tomography, preferent, preferred