You can make 5 words from pet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of pet
pet ept pte tpe etp tep
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word pet. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in pet.
Definitions and meaning of pet
pet
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pɛt/, [pʰɛt], [pʰɛʔt]
Rhymes: -ɛt
Etymology 1
Attested since the 1500s in the sense "indulged child" and since the 1530s in the sense "animal companion". From Scots and dialectal Northern English, of unclear origin. Perhaps a back-formation of petty, pety(“little, small”), a term formerly used to describe children and animals (e.g. pet lambs). Alternatively, perhaps a borrowing of Scottish Gaelicpeata, from Middle Irishpetta, peta(“pet, lap-dog”), of uncertain (possibly pre-Indo-European substrate) origin. Compare peat(“pet, darling, woman”).
The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
pet (pluralpets)
An animal kept as a companion.
(by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
One who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment.
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
Synonyms
companion animal
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
pet (third-person singular simple presentpets, present participlepetting, simple past and past participlepettedor(nonstandard)pet)
(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
We kissed & petted for about 15 mins & he still wasn't hard, altho he acted like he was enjoying himself.
(dated, transitive) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
(archaic, intransitive) To be a pet.
(archaic, intransitive) To be peevish; to sulk.
Synonyms
(to stroke or fondle an animal):pat, smooth
(to stroke or fondle amorously):feel up, grope, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle
(to treat as a pet):coddle, cosset; see also Thesaurus:pamper
(to be peevish):mope, pout
Derived terms
pet the kitty
petting
Translations
Adjective
pet (not comparable)
Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
Kept or treated as a pet.
(obsolete) Good; ideal.
Derived terms
Translations
References
Etymology 2
Clipping of petulance.
Noun
pet (pluralpets)
A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
Etymology 3
Clipping of petition.
Noun
pet (pluralpets)
Abbreviation of petition.
Etymology 4
Clipping of petal.
Noun
pet (pluralpets)
(Ireland, Geordie)A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
References
A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
See also
pet coke(etymologically unrelated)
red vet pet(etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams
EPT, PTE, Pte, TPE, Tep, ept
Ainu
Noun
pet
river
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latinpēditum. Compare Occitanpet, Frenchpet, Spanishpedo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central)[ˈpɛt]
IPA(key): (Balearic)[ˈpət]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[ˈpet]
Noun
petm (pluralpets)
(colloquial) fart
Derived terms
See also
llufaf
References
“pet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“pet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chuukese
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishbed.
Noun
pet
bed
Dutch
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pɛt/
Hyphenation: pet
Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
petm (pluralpetten, diminutivepetjen)
cap (headwear with a peak at the front)
Descendants
→ Caribbean Javanese: pèt
→ Indonesian: pet, peci(from the diminutive)
→ Papiamentu: pèchi, petsje(from the diminutive)
Adjective
pet (comparativepetter, superlativepetst)
(slang)bad, crappy
Inflection
Derived terms
naatje pet
Descendants
→ Papiamentu: pèchi(from the diminutive)
French
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Frenchpet, inherited from Latinpēditum.
“pet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
From Latinpectus.
Noun
petm (pluralpets)
(anatomy) chest
See also
sen
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutchpet, probably from Frenchtoupet. Doublet of peci.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpɛt̪̚]
Hyphenation: pèt
Noun
pet (pluralpet-pet, first-person possessivepetku, second-person possessivepetmu, third-person possessivepetnya)
cap (headwear with a peak at the front)
Hypernym:topi
Further reading
“pet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle French
Noun
petm (pluralpets)
(vulgar) fart, gas, flatulence
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
pet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
pet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishpet.
Pronunciation
Homophones: PET, patch
Noun
petm (pluralpets)
(Brazil, upper class slang)pet(animal kept as a companion)
Synonyms:animal de estimação(much more common), mascote
See also
pet shop
Romansch
Alternative forms
pèz(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran)
péz(Sutsilvan)
Etymology
From Latinpectus.
Noun
petm (pluralpets)
(Puter, Vallader, anatomy) chest, thorax
Related terms
(Rumantsch Grischun)sain
(Sursilvan)sein
(Sutsilvan, Surmiran)sagn
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*pętь, from Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pêːt/, /pêt/
Numeral
pȇt (Cyrillic spellingпе̑т)
five (5)
Usage notes
Nouns following the numbers 5-20 are in genitive plural.
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic*pętь, from Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /péːt/
Rhymes: -eːt
Hyphenation: pet
Homophone: ped
Numeral
pẹ̑t
five
Declension
less common
Noun
pẹ̑tn
number five
Declension
To express dual and plural, the phrase število pet 'number five' is used, e.g. dve števili pet sta napisani, or, informally, also petka.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pɛ́ːt/
Rhymes: -ɛːt
Hyphenation: pet
Noun
pȇt
genitive dual/plural of peta
Further reading
“pet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
“pet”, in Termania, Amebis
See also the general references
Tày
Etymology
From Proto-Tai*peːtᴰ(“eight”), from Chinese八 (MC peat, “eight”). Cognate with Thaiแปด(bpɛ̀ɛt), Laoແປດ(pǣt), Lüᦶᦔᧆᧈ(ṗaed¹), Tai Damꪵꪜꪒ, Shanပႅတ်ႇ(pèt), Tai Nüaᥙᥦᥖᥱ(pǎet), Ahom𑜆𑜢𑜄𑜫(pit), Bouyeibeedt, Zhuangbet.