sheep

sheep

noun, often attributive \ˈshēp\

plural sheep

Definition of SHEEP

1

: any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus Ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male; specifically : one (O. aries) long domesticated especially for its flesh and wool

2

a : a timid defenseless creature b : a timid docile person; especially : one easily influenced or led

3

: leather prepared from the skins of sheep : sheepskin

Examples of SHEEP

1. <he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated>

Origin of SHEEP

Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German scāf sheep

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SHEEP

Synonyms: angel, dove, innocent, lamb

Antonyms: wolf

Related Words: babe, colt, cub, fledgling, greenhorn, ingenue (or ingénue), naïf (or naif), newbie, tenderfoot, virgin; cherub, saint; mollycoddle, sissy, softy (or softie), weakling, wimp; dupe, pigeon, sap, sucker

Near Antonyms: bully, roughneck, rowdy, tough; beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, jerk, joker, louse, lout, slob; shark, skunk, snake, stinker; devil, knave, miscreant, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scoundrel, varlet, villain

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Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with SHEEP

beep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, deep, heap, jeep, Jeep, keep, leap, neap, neep, peep, reap, seep, sleep, steep, sweep, threap, veep, weep