Sheep

/ʃiːp/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat, typically kept for its meat or wool.

The farmer had a flock of sheep grazing in the meadow.

An individual animal of the species Ovis aries, often raised for wool or food.

One of the sheep escaped from the pen and wandered into the road.

Used in a figurative sense to describe a person who is easily led or influenced.

He felt like a sheep following the crowd, not knowing why he was there.

Old English 'sceap'; related to similar words in other Germanic languages.

wolf in sheep's clothing

Someone who appears harmless but is actually dangerous.

counting sheep

A method of trying to fall asleep by imagining sheep jumping over a fence.

lamb

A young sheep, especially one less than one year old.

ram

An adult male sheep.

To be a follower or compliant person.

Don't be such a sheep; stand up for your beliefs.

Sheeple - People who follow the masses without thinking.

The sheeple just accepted the news without questioning it.