"shepherdess" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛp.ərdɛs/ [US] Forms: shepherdess [singular], shepherdesses [plural]
Etymology: shepherd + -ess Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|shepherd|ess}} shepherd + -ess Head templates: {{noun|2=shepherdesses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A shepherdess is a female shepherd
    Sense id: simple-shepherdess-en-noun--RHGQCF0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ess
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