Schaf — meaning in English

English meaning

• ewe noun A female sheep.
• ovine adjective Relating to or resembling sheep.
• sheep noun A woolly grazing animal kept for its meat, wool, or milk.
• sheeple noun People seen as following orders or popular opinion without thinking for themselves.

Senses

Schaf is used for these senses in English:

• ewe A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.
• ovine (comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
• sheep (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
• sheeple (derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

ewe — full definition

1. noun A female sheep.
2. name An ethnic group from southeastern Ghana, Togo, and Benin, or the language they speak.

ovine — full definition

1. adjective Relating to or resembling sheep.
2. noun A sheep, viewed as a member of the genus Ovis.

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