What is a group of sheep called?

Collective Noun for Sheep. The collective noun for sheep is the word you would use to describe a group of sheep.

We have identified the following word(s) that you could call a group of sheep:

down
drift
drove
flock
fold
herd
hurtle
hurtle
meinie
mob
pack
parcel
trip

Used in a sentence, you could say "Look at the down of sheep", where "down" is the collective noun that means group.

As you can see, you simply substitute the word "group" with one of the collective nouns on our list above when describing a group of sheep.

What is a group of animals called?
Collective nouns are also called "terms of venery". Go here to look up another animal.

What is a group of sheldrakes called?
Now you know what a group of sheep is called. Go here for the next animal on our list.