ewes
Lambs' mothers, collectively
Ewes is the plural of ewe, an adult female sheep.
The word appears in agricultural contexts and biblical imagery: The flock consisted of rams, ewes, and lambs.
Pronounced to rhyme with "news," not "sews."
Ewes delivering offspring
- tuppingRam copulating with ewe
- ramsAdult male sheep
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- parturitionAct of giving birth
ovulation · lactation · mothering · twinning · fertility · estrus · mating · nursing
Wool still on sheep
- shearingCutting away fleece
- lanolinWaxy fleece extract
- merinoFine-fleeced sheep breed
- spinningRevolving around an axis
yarn · carding · fibers · clip · staple · grade · fineness · skirting
Grazing ground for livestock
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- forageSeek food actively
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- cloverThree-leafed legume plant
alfalfa · browse · herbage · graze · nibble · range · paddock · field
Grazing animals together
- flockAnimals gathered together
- groupAssembled collection of things
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
mob · band · drove · fold · cluster · bunch · assembly · company
lambing
Ewes delivering offspring
parturition · ovulation · lactation · mothering · twinning · fertility · estrus · mating · nursing · weaning
fleece
Wool still on sheep
spinning · yarn · carding · fibers · clip · staple · grade · fineness · skirting
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
clover · alfalfa · browse · herbage · graze · nibble · range · paddock · field · hillside
herd
Grazing animals together
- flockAnimals gathered together
- groupAssembled collection of things
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
congregation · mob · band · drove · fold · cluster · bunch · assembly · company · collection
shepherd
One who tends flocks
- shepherdessWoman who tends sheep
- crookBent implement or criminal
- sheepdogDog bred for herding
herding · countryside · bucolic · rustic · farmstead · fold · pen · hurdle · idyll
milking
Extracting animal dairy fluid
- Sheepram, lamb, merino, fleece, lambing
- sheep farmingsheep farming, sheep ranching, shepherding, shearing, lambing
- Caprinesgoat, goats, sheep, ibex, chamois
- herdcows, bulls, calves, horses, elephants
- Shepherdingshepherd boy, shepherdess, crook, flock, herd
- British farmingsheep farming, dairy farming, cattle farming, mixed farming, pig farming