Synonyms & related words for shepherdess

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of shepherdess. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to shepherdess

Explore words related to shepherdess — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include shepherds, sheepherder, shepherding, herder, herdsman, goatherd, shepherded, sheepdog. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does shepherdess come from?

The word shepherdess breaks down into 3 roots of Old English and Greek origin: shep, from Old English sceap (“sheep”); herd, from Old English hierde (“keeper of a herd”); and -ess, from Greek -issa (“female agent”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.