shepherdess
pronunciation
How to pronounce shepherdess in British English:
UK [ˌʃepəˈdes]
How to pronounce shepherdess in American English:
US [ˌʃepərˈdes]
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- Noun:
- a woman shepherd
Word Origin
- shepherdess (n.)
- late 14c., from shepherd + -ess.
Example
- 1. A shepherdess and her flock on a country lane .
- 2. He thought of her in amorous meditation a good deal as he might have thought of a dresdenchina shepherdess .
- 3. The shepherdess said with no hesitation .
- 4. Is she a shepherdess from the bible ?
- 5. A young shepherdess who witnessed the pageant told a local priest about it .