Pet and Underling

Pet

Pet noun - A person or thing that is preferred over others.

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Underling and pet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underling" instead a noun "Pet".

Nearby Words: petted, petting

Underling noun - One who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another.

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Pet and underling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pet" instead a noun "Underling".

regular	regular pet	regular underling
alien	alien pet	alien underling
popular	popular pet	popular underling
loyal	loyal pet	loyal underling
Other adjectives: little, tiny, cute, supposed, new, former, random, recurring, said.

In Dark Dawn Cybele appears to be a woman in lush fields, the aforementioned frog being her pet or underling.

Source: Video Game / Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn reveals that said frog is merely Cybele's pet or underling, since the goddess herself shows up in her summon sequence.

Source: Actually, That's My Assistant
Other times, the beast is a Right-Hand Attack Dog — a pet or other creature that the villain keeps around for some reason, which he uses to dispose of victims, and more than one villain's underling has met their end in this way, usually after they've failed him or outlived their usefulness.

Source: Fed to the Beast

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