350: pet Nov 23, 2015

Going off of yesterday's post, is the word 'pet'. In the 16th century the word meant a "indulged child". The origins are fairly unclear, though some believe that the word pet is diminutive of the word 'petty' (going along with 'indulged child'), while others believe that the word comes from the Old Irish, 'petta, peta' meaning 'small dog. The verb 'pet' came later.