adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   sheep childish, endearing

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling or characteristic of a sheep. informal

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England, which includes the villages of Sheepy Magna and Sheepy Parva. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

ovinesheepishsheeplike

Antonyms

All antonyms

nonovine

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sheep + -y.

Etymology 2

From Old English sċēap (“sheep”) + īeġ (“island”).

Related phrases

Sheepy MagnaSheepy Parva

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