petting zoo

noun

1. a zoo, or a special part of a larger zoo, where children may hold and stroke and sometimes feed small or young animals.

Example Sentences

The play park and petting zoo are empty.

From BBC

You mean to tell me I was stuck feeding baby goats at the petting zoo when I could’ve been riding dragons?

From Literature

“It’s very frustrating because I’m here in Montana trying to organize this search,” Ms. Keltgen, who runs a petting zoo in Anaconda, Mont., said in an interview on Saturday.

From New York Times

Their owner was transporting them from Lewis County to Montana, where she runs a 7-acre petting zoo.

From Seattle Times

Owner Kristine Keltgen recently bought the zebras and was transporting them from Lewis County to Montana, where she runs a 7-acre petting zoo.

From Seattle Times