pet

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

the favored child

using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

a special loved one

stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

stroke or caress gently

pet the lamb