favourite; an animal kept as a companion, e.g. a cat or a dog
favorite
Cases of word usage
1) a kind of small, fur-covered animal that is often kept as a pet (cat)
2) to make (a person) a knight; to give (a person) a pet name (dub)
3) (of a personal possession, a pet etc) to be lost (with the belief that it will be found quickly) (go astray)
4) the lungs of sheep, pigs, cattle, used as food for pet animals (lights)