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
Angeronaan-jə-RON-ə (English)Roman Mythology
Pihla-Finnish
Cyneheard-Anglo-Saxon
JimiJIM-eeEnglish
Reneerrə-NAYRLimburgish
MaxMAHKS (German), MAKS (English)German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch