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pet

/pet/noun

उच्चारण पेट

पालतू पशु; चहेता

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    an animal, a bird, that you have at home for pleasure; a person who is treated as a favourite

    पालतू पशु; चहेता

    • a pet dog
    • teacher's pet
    • We got a pet rabbit for my little sister.
    + 3 more examples
    • Pets are not allowed in the hostel.
    • He was the teacher's pet and always got the best marks.
    • Feeding the pet cat is her first job each morning.

    Synonyms domestic animal companion favourite darling

adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    that you are very interested in or like very much

    प्रिय

    • a pet project
    • History is her pet subject, and she reads about it daily.
    • Cricket is his pet topic of conversation.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her pet hate is people who chew loudly.
    • Reforming the school system is the minister's pet scheme.

    Synonyms favourite preferred special

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

domestic animal companion favourite darling preferred special

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Pet project (a favourite plan), pet name (a special name used by family), pet hate (something you dislike very much).

Collocations: pet project (प्रिय योजना), pet name (परिवार द्वारा प्रयुक्त प्यार का नाम), pet hate (बहुत नापसंद चीज़)।