noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɛt ʃɒp/
General-American:/ˈpɛt ʃɑp/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets, and products for caring for and feeding them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pet store
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pet (adjective), shop: (dated) A favourite or cherished shop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a shop where pet animals can be purchased
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shop, store
History
Etymology
From pet + shop.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فروشگاه حيوانات خانگي
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Belarusian:
зоамагазі́н
(zoamahazín)
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Chinese Mandarin:
寵物店 /宠物店
(chǒngwù diàn)
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Czech:
zverimex
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Danish:
dyreforretning
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Danish:
dyrehandel
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Dutch:
dierenspeciaalzaak
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Dutch:
dierenwinkel
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Finnish:
eläinkauppa
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Finnish:
lemmikkieläinkauppa
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
French:
animalerie
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
German:
Tierhandlung
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
German:
Zoofachgeschäft
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Greek:
μαγαζί κατοικίδιων ζώων
(magazí katoikídion zóon)
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Hungarian:
állatkereskedés
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Hungarian:
kisállat-kereskedés
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Icelandic:
dýrabúð
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Italian:
negozio per animali
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Italian:
negozio specializzato
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Japanese:
ペットショップ
(pettoshoppu)
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Korean:
애완동물 가게
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Norwegian Bokmål:
dyrebutikk
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Polish:
sklep zoologiczny
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Portuguese:
pet shop
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Russian:
зоомагази́н
(zoomagazín)
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Spanish:
pajarería
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Spanish:
tienda de animales
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Swedish:
djuraffär
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Turkish:
pet shop
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Turkish:
evcil hayvan dükkânı
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
Ukrainian:
зоомагази́н
(zoomahazýn)
— shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets
