white sheep
The good child
A white sheep is someone who conforms to family or group expectations—the opposite of a black sheep.
The term is rarely used except as a conscious inversion: In a family of artists, the accountant was the white sheep.
Since most sheep are white, the phrase only makes sense against the familiar "black sheep" metaphor.
Grazing animals together
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- woolSheared animal fiber
lamb · ewe · ram · fleece · barnyard · livestock · farm animal · domesticated
One who supports another
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- agreeablePleasantly cooperative
dutiful · mainstream · conventional · submissive · acquiescent · unquestioning · well-behaved · cooperative
Free of wrongdoing
wholesome · trustworthy · pure-hearted · good egg · family member · golden child · uncorrupted · clean record
herd
Grazing animals together
wool · lamb · ewe · ram · fleece · barnyard · livestock · farm animal · domesticated · meadow
follower
One who supports another
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- docileEasily controlled or taught
agreeable · dutiful · mainstream · conventional · submissive · acquiescent · unquestioning · well-behaved · cooperative · team player
blameless
Free of wrongdoing
naive · wholesome · trustworthy · pure-hearted · good egg · family member · golden child · uncorrupted · clean record · upstanding
- White Animalspolar bear, snowy owl, arctic fox, beluga whale, snow goose
white sheepblack sheep
Disreputable family member
rebel · nonconformist · outcast · maverick · troublemaker
white sheepblack sheep
Disreputable family member
ne'er-do-well · scapegrace · embarrassment · disappointment · problem child
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