billy-goats

Bearded farm males

Billy-goats is the plural of billy-goat, an adult male goat.

The term distinguishes males from nanny-goats (females) and kids (young goats).

Billy-goats are known for their beards, pungent musk during mating season, and aggressive head-butting: The billy-goats locked horns in the pasture.

The fairy tale "Three Billy Goats Gruff" keeps the term familiar.

animal

buck

Male deer or dollar

  • nannyHired child caretaker
  • kidChild or young goat
  • herdGrazing animals together

bleat · graze · hoof · pasture · livestock · mammal · domesticated · farmyard · flock · udder

folklore

troll

Deliberate online antagonist

fable · Norwegian · tale · nursery rhyme · fairy tale · folktale · storytelling · oral tradition · morals · anthropomorphism

stubborn

headstrong

Stubbornly self-willed

ramming · territorial · defiant · unyielding · mulish · cantankerous · ornery · belligerent · aggressive · charging

climbing

surefooted

Steady and stable underfoot

  • cragSteep rugged outcrop
  • ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
  • rockyCovered with stones

steep · scramble · alpine · mountainside · ascend · foothold · agile · precipice · elevation · terrain

bearded

whiskers

Facial sensory hairs

coarse · hirsute · scruff · bristly · facial hair · mane · woolly

Opposites
sex/gender of goats

billy-goatsnanny-goats

Adult female caprines

nannies · does · she-goats

age/maturity in male goats

billy-goatskids

Young human offspring

Family

billy, goat, goats, billies, goatee, goatish, goatherd, goatskin

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G