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- [shep-er-dis]
- /ˈʃɛp ər dɪs/
- /ˈʃep.ə.des/
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- [shep-er-dis]
- /ˈʃɛp ər dɪs/
Definitions of shepherdess word
- noun shepherdess a girl or woman who herds sheep. 1
- noun shepherdess a rural girl. 1
- noun shepherdess female sheep herder 1
- countable noun shepherdess A shepherdess is a woman whose job is to look after sheep. 0
- noun shepherdess a woman employed to tend sheep 0
- noun shepherdess a girl or woman shepherd, esp. as a stock character in pastoral poetry 0
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Origin of shepherdess
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, shepherdess is from the Middle English word shepherdesse. See shepherd, -ess
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Parts of speech for Shepherdess
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shepherdess popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shepherdess usage trend in Literature
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noun shepherdess
- herder — Johann Gottfried von [yoh-hahn gawt-freet fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈgɔt frit fən/ (Show IPA), 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.
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