petlike

petlike

English

Alternative forms

  • pet-like

Etymology

Etymology tree
English pet
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English petlike

    From pet + -like.

    Adjective

    petlike (comparative more petlike, superlative most petlike)

    1. Resembling a housepet
      • 1988 August 20, Darlene Sordillo, “Mini Horses are Small Wonders”, in Los Angeles Times‎[1], archived from the original on 30 June 2013:
        Despite their petlike appearance, miniature horses do more than just look cute.

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