a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
food prepared for animal pets
stroke or caress gently
stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
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)
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
a special loved one
