English Explanatory Dictionary

lost sheep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disadvantaged or marginalized person who can be "brought back into the fold" with a little effort.

Word forms

lost sheep

Etymology

From the parable of the Lost Sheep.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on L Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary