billygoat

Nanny's male counterpart

A billygoat is a male goat, especially an adult one.

The term emphasizes the animal's sex, often evoking the stereotypical traits of male goats: beards, pungent smell, and aggressive or stubborn behavior.

The old billygoat butted anyone who came near the fence.

Also spelled billy goat.

The female counterpart is a nanny goat.

animal

buck

Male deer or dollar

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

graze · pasture · livestock · domesticated · farmyard · barnyard · caprine · hoofed · ruminant · cud

mythology

Pan

Horned god of wilds

  • satyrGoat-legged forest deity
  • faunGoat-legged nature spirit
  • ArcadiaGreek region or paradise

pipes · hooves · horns · Bacchus · revelry · woodland · pagan · sylvan · Capricorn · scapegoat

stubborn

obstinate

Firmly refusing to yield

ornery · cantankerous · contrary · uncooperative · recalcitrant · bullheaded · cussed · hardheaded · pigheaded

mountain

alpine

Of high elevations

  • summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
  • peakUtmost height attained
  • ridgeNarrow raised strip

cliff · crag · surefooted · scramble · terrain · rocky · ibex · bighorn · chamois · ledge

beard

goatee

Chin-only beard style

  • whiskersFacial sensory hairs
  • chinLowest facial protrusion
  • tuftCluster joined below

bristle · shaggy · grizzled · hirsute · wiry · coarse · facial hair · scruff

odor

musk

Animal-derived fragrance base

  • pungentSharply strong-smelling
  • rankPosition in hierarchy
  • gamyStrongly flavored meat

rut · scent · stink · reek

Opposites
sex/gender of goat

billygoatnanny goat

Adult female caprine

nannygoat · nanny · doe · she-goat

age/maturity of goat

billygoatkid

Child or young goat

buckling · young buck

Family

goat, goats, billy, billies, nanny goat

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