companion animal

English

Alternative forms

animal companion

Noun

companion animal (plural companion animals)

A pet.
- 2023 August 11 (last accessed), David Pearce, “Companion Animals”, in HedWeb‎:
  A loving relationship with a proper companion animal, a relationship that adequately provides for the animal's physical and psychological needs, is not at all inconsistent with the principles and advocacy of animal rights.

Derived terms

companimal

Translations

pet

Chinese:
Mandarin: 伴侶動物／伴侣动物 (bànlǚ dòngwù)
Dutch: gezelschapsdier (nl) n
Estonian: lemmikloom
Finnish: seuraeläin (fi)
French: animal de compagnie (fr) m
Korean: 반려동물(伴侶動物) (ballyeodongmul)
Swedish: sällskapsdjur (sv) n

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