2. (noun)darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky a special loved one
3. (noun)pet a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
4. (noun)positron emission tomography, PET using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
5. (adj)favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent preferred above all others and treated with partiality "the favored child"
6. (verb)pet stroke or caress gently
"pet the lamb"