"shepherdess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shepherdesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English scheperdesse, shepperdesse; equivalent to shepherd + -ess. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scheperdesse}} Middle English scheperdesse, {{suffix|en|shepherd|ess<id:female>}} shepherd + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} shepherdess (plural shepherdesses)
  1. A female shepherd. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms (female shepherd): pastoress, pastrix [rare] Translations (female shepherd): bareshë [feminine] (Albanian), blegë [feminine] (Albanian), ποιμενίς (poimenís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), pastýřka [feminine] (Czech), schapenhoedster [feminine] (Dutch), herderin [feminine] (Dutch), herderinnetje [diminutive, neuter] (Dutch), ŝafistino (Esperanto), bergère [feminine] (French), pastourelle [diminutive, feminine, literary] (French), Hirtin [feminine] (German), Schäferin [feminine] (German), Schafhirtin [feminine] (German), ποιμενίδα (poimenída) [feminine] (Greek), banaoire [masculine] (Irish), bantréadaí [masculine] (Irish), pastora [feminine] (Italian), pastrice [feminine, rare] (Italian), pastrix [feminine] (Latin), gane (Latvian), овчарка (ovčarka) [masculine] (Macedonian), pasterka [feminine] (Polish), pastuszka [feminine] (Polish), pastora [feminine] (Portuguese), ciobăniță [feminine] (Romanian), păstoriță [feminine] (Romanian), пасту́шка (pastúška) [feminine] (Russian), jipigaledan [feminine] (Volapük), פּאַסטושקע (pastushke) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-shepherdess-en-noun--pRBlFBc Disambiguation of Occupations: 76 24 Disambiguation of People: 99 1 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ess (female), Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'female shepherd': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'female shepherd': 99 1
  2. A large and deep armchair with a cushion. Categories (topical): Chairs
    Sense id: en-shepherdess-en-noun-nX1wU8w9 Disambiguation of Chairs: 15 85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shepherdess pie

Inflected forms

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        [
          "armchair",
          "armchair"
        ],
        [
          "cushion",
          "cushion"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "word": "pastoress"
    },
    {
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "pastrix"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bareshë"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "blegë"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pastýřka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "schapenhoedster"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herderin"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "herderinnetje"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "word": "ŝafistino"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bergère"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "feminine",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "pastourelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hirtin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schäferin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schafhirtin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "poimenída",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ποιμενίδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "poimenís",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ποιμενίς"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "banaoire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bantréadaí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pastora"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "pastrice"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pastrix"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "word": "gane"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ovčarka",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "овчарка"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasterka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pastuszka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pastora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ciobăniță"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "păstoriță"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pastúška",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пасту́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jipigaledan"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "pastushke",
      "sense": "female shepherd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פּאַסטושקע"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shepherdess"
}

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