BO PEEP


Meaning of BO PEEP in English

I. Bo Peep /bəʊ ˈpiːp/ BrE AmE

⇨ ↑ Little Bo Peep

II. Little Bo Peep /ˌlɪtl bəʊ ˈpiːp/ BrE AmE ( also Bo Peep )

a character in a ↑ nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for young children) . She is a young girl who loses the sheep that she is supposed to be taking care of Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep/And doesn't know where to find them;/Leave them alone, and they'll come home,/Bringing their tails behind them.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.