furbaby

See also: fur baby

English

Alternative forms

• fur baby

Etymology

fur +‎ baby

Noun

furbaby (plural furbabies)

1. (informal, endearing) A furry pet considered a child by a human.
   • 2007, Barbara Karmazin, Night Moves‎^[1], Loose Id, published 2007, →ISBN:

     Mrs. Jackson still kept doggie biscuits in her pockets, even though her furbaby had died two months ago.

   • 2012, Marion Arnott, “Another One in from the Cold”, in Marie O'Regan, editor, The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women‎^[2], Constable & Robinson, →ISBN:

     As I took the satiny-furred cat into my arms, his purring ratcheted up a couple of notches. Brian stood looking at the two of us, grinning, then said of the malnourished creature, “I guess we have a furbaby!”

   • 2015, Kallypso Masters, Nobody's Dream‎^[3], →ISBN:

     He looked down at the puppy fast asleep in his arms. Maybe this furbaby would slow down the ticking of her biological clock, too.

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