Phrase guide

pet rock

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rock one keeps and cares for as if it were a pet, often purchased as a novelty item and jokingly treated as having needs like those of a living animal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I made a cute family of pet rocks by putting eye, nose, and mouth stickers on big stones.

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History

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: huisdier rots — rock as a pet
  • Finnish: lemmikkikivi — rock as a pet
  • Japanese: ペットロック (petto rokku) — rock as a pet
  • Korean: 애완돌 (aewandol) — rock as a pet
  • Korean: 반려돌 (ballyeodol) — rock as a pet