shepherd's

Belonging to sheepherder

Shepherd's is the possessive form of shepherd, appearing in compound terms associated with rural herding life.

A shepherd's pie is a meat dish topped with mashed potatoes.

A shepherd's crook is the hooked staff used to manage sheep.

Shepherd's purse is a common weed with seed pouches resembling the bags shepherds carried.

biblical

flock

Animals gathered together

lost · lamb · care · protection · devotion · parable · faith · watchfulness · rescue · valley

pastoral

crook

Bent implement or criminal

pasture · meadow · fold · staff · watchful · tending · grazing · hillside · wool · ewes

culinary

pie

Crust-enclosed baked dish

potato · topping · casserole · bake · comfort · gravy · onion · carrot · traditional · British

botanical

weed

Uninvited plant

wildflower · medicinal · edible · foraging · leaves · rosette · springtime · salad · bitter · mustard

Opposites
role in flock relationship

shepherd'ssheep's

Possessive of woolly livestock

flock's · lamb's · ewe's · ram's · herd's

protective vs. predatory intent

shepherd'swolf's

Of a wild canine

predator's · poacher's · fox's · coyote's · thief's

guidance vs. aimlessness

shepherd'swanderer's

Of a drifter

Phrases
Family

shepherd, shepherds, shepherded, shepherding, shepherdess

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G