companion animal

English

Alternative forms

• animal companion

Noun

companion animal (plural companion animals)

1. A pet.

   Hypernyms: animal < organism < creature

   Coordinate terms: service animal, assistance animal, working animal

   Near-synonym: emotional support animal

   • 2023 August 11 (last accessed), David Pearce, “Companion Animals”, in HedWeb‎^[1]:

     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

Related terms

• companion plant

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
• Turkish: evcil hayvan (tr)