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cyberpet

/sˈaɪbɚpˌɛt/ noun B2 ✓

A virtual pet in the form of an interactive program.

Word Origin Cyberpet combines cyber- (from Greek kybernan 'to steer, govern') and pet (a small animal companion). Cyber- originally meant 'steering' and gave us cybernetics (the science of control). So a cyberpet is a digital pet that you steer or care for. The word pet comes from Old French pet 'small', related to petty. So it's a small, governed digital creature.

noun A virtual pet in the form of an interactive program. B2 ✓ countable

As a child, I spent hours feeding and playing with my cyberpet on the computer.

(名词) 电子宠物

小时候，我花了好几个小时在电脑上喂养和玩我的电子宠物。

(sustantivo) mascota virtual; pet virtual [Una mascota virtual en forma de programa interactivo.]

De niño, pasaba horas alimentando y jugando con mi mascota virtual en la computadora.

(nom) animal de compagnie virtuel; animal virtuel [Animal de compagnie virtuel se présentant sous la forme d'un programme interactif.]

Enfant, je passais des heures à nourrir et à jouer avec mon cyberpet sur l'ordinateur.

(Substantiv) Virtuelles Haustier [Virtuelles Haustier in Form eines interaktiven Computerprogramms, das Pflege und Aufmerksamkeit erfordert.]

Als Kind verbrachte ich Stunden damit, mein **cyberpet** zu füttern und mit ihm zu spielen.

(名詞) インタラクティブなプログラムとして提供される仮想的なペット。

子供の頃、コンピューターのサイバー（バーチャル）ペットに餌をやり、遊ぶことに何時間も費やした。

(substantivo) pet virtual; bicho virtual; animal de estimação virtual [Um animal de estimação virtual na forma de um programa interativo.]

Quando criança, eu passava horas alimentando e brincando com meu bichinho virtual no computador.

Synonyms: virtual pet digital pet electronic pet Tamagotchi
Word parts: cyber + pet

Related words

cybernetics pettish

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