овца — meaning in English

English meaning

• ewe noun A female sheep.
• lamb noun A young sheep.
• sheep noun A woolly grazing animal kept for its meat, wool, or milk.

Senses

овца is used for these senses in English:

• domestic sheep Ovis aries, domesticated sheep kept as livestock
• ewe A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.
• lamb (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.

ewe — full definition

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

lamb — full definition

1. noun A young sheep.
2. noun The meat of a young sheep, eaten as food.
3. noun A gentle, innocent, or easily-led person.
4. verb Of a sheep, to give birth.

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