Ma’anar ƙamus na kalmar “makin dabba” na nufin mutum mai tsananin sha’awa ko sha’awar dabbobi, musamman dabbobin gida, wanda yakan yi kiwon su ko kiwo a matsayin abin sha’awa ko kasuwanci. Masanin dabba yana iya ƙware a wata irin dabba, kamar kyanwa, karnuka, tsuntsaye, dawakai, ko dabbobi, kuma yana iya shiga wasan kwaikwayo ko gasa da suka shafi dabbar da suka zaɓa.
