nannygoat

Bearded farm mother

A nannygoat is a female goat, as opposed to a billy goat (male).

The term is somewhat informal and old-fashioned; in agricultural contexts, the standard terms are doe and buck.

Children's books and casual speech favor nannygoat: The nannygoat led her kids up the rocky hillside.

female goat

doe

Adult female deer

udder · caprine · herd · hoofed · mammal · horns · beard · browsing · ruminant · buck

dairy

milk

Mammalian nursing fluid

milking · lactation · curd · whey · yogurt · kefir · creamery · pasteurization · butterfat · artisanal

nurturing

kid

Child or young goat

bonding · nurture · protection · maternal · birth · suckling · weaning · nuzzling · caregiver · instinct

farming

pasture

Grazing ground for livestock

barnyard · herding · fodder · breeding · paddock · forage · homestead · tending · shepherd · pen

temperament

stubborn

Refusing to change course

contrary · mischievous · curious · escape artist · climbing · butting · ornery · independent · spirited · feisty

folklore

Pan

Horned god of wilds

  • satyrGoat-legged forest deity
  • faunGoat-legged nature spirit
  • AesopAncient Greek fable writer

fable · mythology · chimera · sylvan · enchantment · folktales · legend · Thor · scapegoat · trickster

rural

bucolic

Idyllically rural

meadow · farmstead · village · country · provincial · acreage · smallholding · petting zoo · county fair · agrarian

Opposites
sex/gender of goat

nannygoatbillygoat

Adult male caprine

billy goat · buck · billy · he-goat · ram

Family

nanny, goat, nannies, goats, goatee, goateed, goatherd, goatskin

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G