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For The Love Of Pets: These Quotes Are Pretty Purrfect
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What does pet mean?
A pet is any animal that is tamed and trained to be kept as a companion, such as a dog or a bird.
To pet means to stroke or rub an animal’s fur or body in a cherished way.
A pet can also be a person or object that someone cherishes or indulges.
Finally, pet can describe something that is cherished, such as a pet theory.
Example: She is so extravagant that she has a big birthday party for her pet dog every year.
Where does pet come from?
The first records of the term pet come from the early 1500s. It most likely comes from the phrase petty lamb, meaning “little lamb.”
While having a pet dog might be nice, when someone calls you the teacher’s pet, they are saying you became the teacher’s favorite student in order to get special treatment. And while pet words can make language more fun, pet theories can lead to trouble if we don’t look at evidence against our theory closely enough. Looking at facts on both sides of an argument is the best way to prevent our favorite theories from making pets of us.
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How is pet used in real life?
Pets are usually cherished and treated even better than humans in some cases.
I hope you all get to pet a dog today
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) March 3, 2017
I want a pet tree frog 🐸
— Nash Grier (@Nashgrier) August 19, 2014
Feeling like a right teacher's pet as you proudly present your train ticket to the inspector
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) June 2, 2016
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Which of the following is NOT a synonym for pet?
A. cherished
B. disliked
C. loved
D. prefered