pet-friendly

Meanings

1. 1adjectivenot comparable

   Allowing or welcoming pets, especially dogs and cats, to be brought inside.

   Grammar: Used before a noun (a pet-friendly hotel) or after a linking verb (the café is pet-friendly).

   Patterns

   • a pet-friendly place
   • be pet-friendly
   • make something pet-friendly

   We chose a pet-friendly hotel so we could take our dog with us.

   The beach is pet-friendly, but dogs must stay on a leash.

   Many landlords are not pet-friendly, which makes renting hard for owners.

2. 2adjectivenot comparable

   Designed to be safe or suitable for pets to use.

   Grammar: Describes products or materials, and usually comes before the noun.

   Patterns

   • pet-friendly plants
   • pet-friendly cleaning products

   Check that the houseplants you buy are pet-friendly before bringing them home.

   She only uses pet-friendly cleaners because her cat licks the floors.

Common combinations

pet-friendly hotel

The pet-friendly hotel even provided a bed for our dog.

pet-friendly accommodation

Pet-friendly accommodation books up fast in summer.

pet-friendly policy

The airline changed its pet-friendly policy last year.

dog-friendly

This dog-friendly pub has water bowls by the door.

pet-friendly patio

We sat on the pet-friendly patio with our puppy.

Synonyms and how they differ

dog-friendly

Narrower: it means welcoming to dogs only, while pet-friendly can include cats, rabbits and other animals.

animal-friendly

Broader and vaguer; it often suggests good treatment of animals rather than permission to bring them in.

Opposites

Word family

pet noun

An animal kept for company or pleasure.

friendly adjective

Kind and pleasant toward others; the base of this compound.

Commonly confused: pet-friendly or pet friendly?

Practice

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