family pet

noun

: a pet kept by a family

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Tweens and teens often choose listening to music, drawing, playing outdoors, spending time with a family pet or taking a bath. Ana Homayoun, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025 Kardashian family dog Gabbana Gabbana was a black Lab and a beloved family pet, who died in January 2018 at 14 years old. Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 The Red Cross also stressed the importance of never delaying escape or endangering yourself or family to rescue a family pet. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 The seizure of a family pet and dog by injuring or killing them can give to a claim for an unlawful seizure of property in violation of the Fourth Amendment, the suit says. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for family pet

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“Family pet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20pet. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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