PET, PETTED, PETTING
ADJECTIVES
1500 — DANDILLY spoiled by admiration, or by being made too much of; celebrated for beauty; petted → Sc.
1790 — CADE petted, indulged, spoiled; applied to lambs brought up by hand, and hence to children → Eng. & Amer. dial.
19C.. — MAMMIFIED of children: spoiled, petted → Eng. dial.
1865 — MARRED spoiled, petted, over-indulged; pettish, peevish → Eng. dial.
1865 — MAUNGY spoiled, petted, pampered; cross, peevish, ill-tempered; complaining → Eng. dial.
1869 — CADY tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled → Eng. dial.
1898 — CADDLING dainty, fastidious, delicate, accustomed to be petted → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CADED petted, carefully nurtured → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CADELY tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CADISH accustomed to be petted, spoiled → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
19C.. — MAMMIFIED of children: spoiled, petted → Eng. dial.
1905 — MARDY spoiled, petted, over-indulged; pettish, peevish → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — TINT of a child: spoiled, petted → Sc. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1905 — MAKING a petting, fondling, caressing → Sc. (Bk.)
1944 — MOLLY-HUGGING love-making; petting → Amer. dial.
1960 — LITTLE petting → US sl.
1960 — WRIGGLE-DIGGLE petting, mutual fondling; hence, sexual intercourse → sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1386 — PIGSNEY one specially cherished; a darling, a pet; a term of endearment; generally applied to a girl or a woman; rarely applied to a man or boy (obs. now for this use) → arch. or Eng. dial.
1400 — FEDDLE → FEDILL one who is made much of; a pet, a favourite, a darling → obs.
1520 — TIDLING a pampered or spoiled child; a darling, a pet; a young, delicate, or puny child or animal in need of special care; a weakling → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1601 — MOPPET a baby; a young child, esp. a girl; a darling, a favourite, a pet; often as a term of endearment
1611 — DANDLING a dandled child; a pet, a spoiled child → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1617 — LEVERET one who is petted, a pet → obs.
1626 — NESTLE-COCK the last-hatched bird, or weakling of a brood; hence, a mother’s pet; a spoiled or delicate child or youth → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1676 — DAUTIE → DAWTIE → DAWTY a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1697 — DANDILLY a woman spoiled by admiration; one conceited of her personal appearance; a vain woman; a pet, a darling → Sc.
1715 — DEARLING a darling, a pet, a favourite → obs.
1721 — MAM’S PET the mother’s favourite child; a spoiled, petted child → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1786 — WHITE-HEN’S CHICK a spoiled or petted child → Eng. dial.
19C.. — LOLL-POOP a pet; a spoiled child; a wheedling, coaxing child → Eng. dial.
1818 — TAE EE a pet, a fondling → Sc. (Bk.)
1824 — THRAWN-DAYS a spoiled, petted child → Sc.
1825 — MOTHER’S FOUT a petted, spoiled, peevish child → Sc.
1842 — BESSY-BAB → BESSY-BABS a petted, spoiled child; a child who cries for little cause → Eng. dial.
1869 — WHITE-HAIRED BOY a favoured or favourite man or boy; a pet → Amer. dial.
1877 — CADE a spoiled, pampered or petted child → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1884 — DOY a term of endearment for a child; a pet→ Eng. dial.
1898 — ALIE a pet, a favourite → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 — CADDLE one who coddles himself; one who is accustomed to be petted → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 — MOP a pouting or petted young person (Bk.)
1905 — MAM’S FOUT the mother’s favourite child; a spoiled, petted child → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — NESTLE-BIRD the youngest child of a family; a pet, a favourite; one who is fond of staying at home → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — NESTLE-BUB the youngest child of a family; a pet, a favourite; one who is fond of staying at home → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1997 — MOCKEEN a pet, a spoiled child → Ireland (Bk.)
VERBS
1500 — DAUT → DAWT to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of → Sc.
1560 — TIDDLE → TITTLE to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1575 — DANDLE to make much of, to pet, to pamper
1658 — CARESS to treat with kindness or favour; to pet, to make much of → arch.
1788 — SUGAR-PLUM to reward or pacify with sweetmeats; hence, to pet, to cosset
1898 — ALIE to pet, to cherish → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 — CADDLE → CADEL → CADLE to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CADE to pet, to fondle, to indulge, to spoil → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — TANTLE → TONTLE to pet, to fondle, to caress; to humour a child; to pay much attention to; to nurse and feed with care → Eng. dial.
20C.. — COP A FEEL to indulge in some form of petting, but not intercourse → US sl.
20C.. — HANDLE to pet; to fondle → US sl.
1900 — DALLY to pet, to indulge, to spoil → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 — HAUNCH to fondle, to pet → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — HARBOUR to pet, to spoil, to make much of → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — MARD UP to be spoiled; to pet, to caress → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — MAUNGE to pet; to ‘cocker up’ → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — MAKE OF to pet, as a cat → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1942 — CALOOP to neck, to pet → Amer. sl.