the black sheep



the black sheep (of the family)

someone who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of their family My father was the black sheep - he ran away at 16 to become an actor and his parents never forgave him.
See also: black, sheep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Helle (1)HEL-leDanish
Thijmen-Dutch
Sa'id-Arabic
Anita (1)ah-NEE-tah (Spanish), AH-nee-tah (Finnish)Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish,
Gauri-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Violet['vaiəlit]