pet

Adjective

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality
  • the favored child
    

Noun

• using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

• a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

• a special loved one

• a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

Verb

• stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

• stroke or caress gently
  • pet the lamb
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  favored , favorite(a) , favourite(a) , best-loved , preferred , preferent , positron emission tomography , PET , darling , favorite , favourite , dearie , deary , ducky