noun
pet cat; house cat
A cat kept as a pet, as opposed to a stray or wild cat.
うちの飼い猫はとても人懐っこい。
Our pet cat is very friendly.
飼い猫と野良猫では寿命が違う。
Pet cats and stray cats have different lifespans.
Compound of 飼い (kai, 'keeping, raising', the continuative form of 飼う) + 猫 (neko, 'cat').