noun
- 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.