Sheep meaning

What does “sheep” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sheep” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat.

sheep

noun

  1. woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

  2. a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

  3. a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision

    “his students followed him like sheep”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University