Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA: /juː/
• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophones: u, yew, you in all dialects
• Homophones: hew, hue in h-dropping dialects

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English ēowu, from Proto-Germanic *awjōs, oblique form of *awiz (compare Old English eow ‘sheep’, West Frisian ei, Dutch ooi, German Aue), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ‘sheep’ (compare Old Irish oí, Latin ovis, Tocharian B

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Full definition of ewe

Noun

1. A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

Usage notes

Because of its pronunciation and despite its spelling, this word most commonly takes the indefinite article a rather than an.

Anagrams

• eew
• wee

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