shepherd
English
/ˈʃɛpɚd/, /ˈʃɛpəd/
noun
Definitions
- A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
- (figurative) Someone who watch watches over, look looks after, or guides somebody.
- (figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
- (poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English schepherde inherited from Old English sċēaphierde affix from English sheep + English herd (herder).
Origin
English
herd
Gloss
herder
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Coward English
- Shepway English
- antisheep English
- bearherd English
- bitesheep English
- cowherd English
- goatherd English
- gooseherd English
- gosherd English
- herd English
- herd cats English
- herdable English
- herdbook English
- herdboy English
- herder English
- herdess English
- herdful English
- herdgroom English
- herdless English
- herdlike English
- herdman English
- herdowner English
- herdsboy English
- herdsman English
- herdswoman English
- herdthink English
- herdwide English
- hogherd English
- horseherd English
- iSheep English
- interherd English
- intraherd English
- neatherd English
- nonsheep English
- oxherd English
- sheep English
- sheep-bell English
- sheep-like English
- sheepberry English
- sheepcote English
- sheepdog English
- sheepdom English
- sheepflesh English
- sheepfold English
- sheepfucker English
- sheepherder English
- sheepherding English
- sheephook English
- sheepish English
- sheepless English
- sheeplike English
- sheepling English
- sheepman English
- sheepmaster English
- sheepmeat English
- sheepness English
- sheeppox English
- sheepsfoot English
- sheepshagger English
- sheepshank English
- sheepshead English
- sheepshearer English
- sheepshearing English
- sheepshit English
- sheepskin English
- sheepstealer English
- sheepstealing English
- sheeptrack English
- sheepwalk English
- sheepway English
- sheepy English
- shepherdess English
- shepherdeth English
- shepherdish English
- shepherdism English
- shepherdless English
- shepherdlessness English
- shepherdlike English
- shepherdling English
- shepherdly English
- shepherdship English
- swanherd English
- undershepherd English
- unshepherdlike English
- unshepherdly English
- watersheep English
- scēphyrde Old English
- sċēaphierde Old English
- herde Middle English
- schepherde Middle English
- sheep Middle English
- shepherde Middle English
- jabōt Marshallese
- jip Volapük
- sipsip Tok Pisin
- hepara Maori
- hipi Maori
- siip Chuukese
- herd
- sheep
- Coward
- sheepy
- herder
- oxherd
- iSheep
- hogherd
- cowherd
- herdful
- herdess
- herdman
- gosherd
- herdboy
- Shepway
- nonsheep
- bearherd
- sheepway
- herdsboy
- sheepman
- herdwide
- herdlike
- sheepdog
- goatherd
- sheepish
- swanherd
- herdbook
- neatherd
- sheeppox
- herdless
- herdable
- sheepdom
- herdsman
- sheeplike
- sheepness
- sheepling
- bitesheep
- intraherd
- herdgroom
- herdowner
- sheepfold
- gooseherd
- sheepskin
- interherd
- sheepmeat
- sheepcote
- sheepshit
- sheepless
- sheepwalk
- antisheep
- herd cats
- horseherd
- sheephook
- herdthink
- sheepberry
- sheepshank
- sheep-bell
- watersheep
- sheepsfoot
- herdswoman
- sheep-like
- sheeptrack
- shepherdly
- sheepshead
- sheepflesh
- sheepherder
- shepherdeth
- shepherdess
- shepherdish
- sheepmaster
- shepherdism
- sheepfucker
- sheepherding
- shepherdless
- unshepherdly
- sheepshagger
- sheepshearer
- shepherdship
- shepherdlike
- shepherdling
- sheepstealer
- sheepstealing
- undershepherd
- sheepshearing
- unshepherdlike
- shepherdlessness