family pet

noun

: a pet kept by a family

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The loss of a beloved family pet can be heartbreaking. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 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 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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