Word.ws English Dictionary

pet meaning in Tamil

வளர்ப்பு விலங்கு vaḷarppu vilaṅku

/pɛt/

pet in Tamil: வளர்ப்பு விலங்கு (vaḷarppu vilaṅku), செல்லப்பிராணி (cellappirāṇi), செல்லம் (cellam). In English, pet means an animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

Tamil words for pet

an animal kept as a companion
வளர்ப்பு விலங்கு vaḷarppu vilaṅku, செல்லப்பிராணி cellappirāṇi
person or animal especially cherished
செல்லம் cellam

English meaning of pet

  1. noun An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
  2. noun Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects.
  3. noun One who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment.
  4. noun Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.

Full definition of pet

pet in a sentence

  • family pet, pet cat, pet dog, pet store
  • My dog Fido has been a loyal pet for ten years.
  • I really love to pet cute puppies.

Synonyms of pet

All synonyms of pet

pet in other languages

Questions about pet in Tamil

What is the meaning of pet in Tamil?
Pet in Tamil is வளர்ப்பு விலங்கு (vaḷarppu vilaṅku), செல்லப்பிராணி (cellappirāṇi), செல்லம் (cellam).
pet என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Pet: வளர்ப்பு விலங்கு (vaḷarppu vilaṅku), செல்லப்பிராணி (cellappirāṇi), செல்லம் (cellam).
What does pet mean in English?
Pet means an animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pet (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-pet.ogg.

Cite this page: “pet meaning in Tamil.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/tamil/pet. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.