shepherdesses
Women tending sheep
Shepherdesses is the plural of shepherdess, a woman who tends sheep.
The word appears mainly in pastoral poetry, fairy tales, and historical contexts: The shepherdesses led their flocks to greener pastures.
Like shepherdess itself, the term sounds quaint in modern usage, where shepherd serves for any gender.
Young of sheep
- ewesAdult female ovines
- ramsAdult male sheep
- herdingManaging animal groups
- tendingCaring for or inclining
grazing · pasture · sheepfold · penning · fleece · wool · shearing · sheepdog
Idyllically rural
- idyllTranquil rural tableau
- ArcadiaGreek region or paradise
- ecloguePastoral dialogue poem
- sylvanOf or like forests
nymphs · panpipes · crook · vales · groves · meadow · verdure · rusticity
Carefully attentive, observant
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- protectiveServing to guard
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- caretakerOne who maintains property
keeper · guardian · defender · staff · crook · nightwatch · predators · wolves
lambs
Young of sheep
tending · grazing · pasture · sheepfold · penning · fleece · wool · shearing · sheepdog · collie
bucolic
Idyllically rural
sylvan · nymphs · panpipes · crook · vales · groves · meadow · verdure · rusticity · halcyon
watchful
Carefully attentive, observant
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- protectiveServing to guard
- tendingCaring for or inclining
caretaker · keeper · guardian · defender · staff · crook · nightwatch · predators · wolves · shelter
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- hillsideSloping terrain face
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
farmland · cottage · homestead · hedgerows · haystack · dairy · farmhouse · orchard · barnyard · grazing
legend
Unverified traditional tale
costume · bonnet · petticoat · gown · spinning · distaff · folklore · fairytale · peasant · milkmaid
- pastoral artrural landscapes, countryside views, grazing animals, peasant life, rolling hills
shepherdessescowgirls
Female cattle herders
cattlewomen · goatherds · swineherds · horsewomen · ranchers
shepherdesseswolves
Wild pack canines
she-wolves · predators · poachers · rustlers