furbaby

plural furbabies · alternative fur baby

1. endearinginformalA furry pet considered a child by a human.

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

   2007, Barbara Karmazin, Night Moves, Loose Id, published 2007, →ISBN

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   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!”

   2012, Marion Arnott, “Another One in from the Cold”, in Marie O'Regan, editor, The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women, Constable & Robinson, →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.

   2015, Kallypso Masters, Nobody's Dream, →ISBN

   Synonyms: furkid