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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pet regression

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
pet re-gres-sion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of temporarily adopting the mindset of, or roleplaying as, an animal, especially when done as coping mechanism or less commonly simply for fun.

Uncountable

Etymology

From pet + regression, by analogy with age regression.

Usage

Phrases

pet dreaming pet regress pet regressor

Frequently Paired Words

pet dreaming pet regress pet regressor petspace petplay therianthropy furry alterhuman

Synonyms

petre petreg

Questions

What does pet regression mean?
The state of temporarily adopting the mindset of, or roleplaying as, an animal, especially when done as coping mechanism or less commonly simply for fun.
Where does pet regression come from?
From pet + regression, by analogy with age regression.

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