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Pet vs Pup - What's the difference?

pet | pup |

As an acronym pet

is (organic compound) polyethylene terephthalate.

As a noun pup is

hump, hunch.

pet

English

Etymology 1

Attested since the 1500s in the sense "indulged child" and since the 1530s in the sense "animal companion"..'>citation The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

(wikipedia pet) {{ picdic , image=Pudel miniatura 342.jpg , detail1= }} (en noun)
  • An animal kept as a companion.
  • One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
  • Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
  • * Tatler
    • the love of cronies, pets , and favourites
    Synonyms
    * companion animal

    References

    Verb

    (pett)
  • To stroke or fondle (an animal).
  • (informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
  • (informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
  • (dated) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
    • His daughter was petted and spoiled.
  • (archaic) To be a pet.
    • (Feltham)
    Derived terms
    * pet cemetery * pet name * pet peeve * pet project * pet shop * pet store * petting * teacher's pet

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Favourite; cherished.
    • a pet child
    a pet theory
  • * F. Harrison
    • Some young lady's pet curate.

    Etymology 2

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
  • * 1891 , Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country , Nebraska 2005, p. 105:
    • There was something ludicrous, even more, unbecoming a gentleman, in leaving a friend's house in a pet , with the host's reproaches sounding in his ears, to be matched only by the bitterness of the guest's sneering retorts.

    Etymology 3

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    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 4

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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    pup

    English

    (wikipedia pup)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals.
    • The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup .
  • A young, inexperienced person.
    • The new teacher is a mere pup .
  • Any cute dog, regardless of age.
    • My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
  • A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To give birth to pups.

    • See also

    * puppy * pup tent English palindromes ----