1. a female shepherd; a woman who tends and guards sheep

Examples

• The shepherdess led her flock to the meadow at dawn.
• In the painting, a young shepherdess sits beside a stream with her sheep.
• The shepherdess used her staff to guide the wandering lambs back to the group.
• Local folklore tells of a brave shepherdess who protected her village from wolves.
• The shepherdess counted her sheep carefully before returning to the farm.
• She worked as a shepherdess in the mountains during the summer months.