Definitions for shepherdess
ˈʃɛp ər dɪsshep·her·dess

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shepherdessnoun

   a woman shepherd

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shepherdessnoun

   A female shepherd.

2. shepherdessnoun

   A large and deep armchair with a cushion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shepherdessnoun

   A woman that tends sheep; a rural lass.

   Etymology: from shepherd.

   She put herself into the garb of a shepherdess, and in that disguise lived many years; but discovering herself a little before her death, did profess herself the happiest person alive, not for her condition, but in enjoying him she first loved; and that she would rather, ten thousand times, live a shepherdess in contentment and satisfaction. Philip Sidney.

   These your unusual weeds, to each part of you
   Do give a life: no shepherdess, but Flora
   Peering in April’s front. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   She like some shepherdess did shew,
   Who sat to bathe her by a river’s side. Dryden.

   His dorick dialect has an incomparable sweetness in its clownishness, like a fair shepherdess in her country russet. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shepherdess

   A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde (sceap 'sheep' + hierde 'herder'). Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations, it exists in all parts of the globe, and it is an important part of pastoralist animal husbandry. Because of the ubiquity of the profession, many religions and cultures have symbolic or metaphorical references to the shepherd profession. For example, Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd, and ancient Greek mythologies highlighted shepherds such as Endymion and Daphnis. This symbolism and shepherds as characters are at the center of pastoral literature and art.

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1. shepherdess

   A shepherdess is a woman who herds, tends, and guards sheep, typically in a rural setting. It can also refer to a female character type in various pieces of literature, usually representing pastoral innocence and simplicity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shepherdessnoun

   a woman who tends sheep; hence, a rural lass

Matched Categories

1. • Shepherd

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How to pronounce shepherdess?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shepherdess in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shepherdess in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shepherdess in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shepherdess
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shepherdess
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shepherdess
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherdess
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherdess
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=shepherdess