Preparing A Pet-Friendly Airbnb For Dog Guests

What does “-friendly” mean in English (pet-friendly, kid-friendly)?

This host prepares a pet-friendly Airbnb, meaning a place that welcomes pets. The real prize here is the suffix -friendly. Attach it to almost any noun and you get “good for” or “not hostile to” that thing: kid-friendly restaurants, eco-friendly products, budget-friendly prices, beginner-friendly apps. English builds new adjectives this way constantly.

Listen for two more useful bits: a fully fenced yard (completely enclosed), and doggy bags, which here means bags for dog waste. Heads up, the same phrase can mean a box for restaurant leftovers, so context decides. Learn -friendly and you instantly understand a whole family of everyday English adjectives.