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
Einar-Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish, Danish
Mykhail-Ukrainian
Sameer (2)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Lucetta-English
Korbiniankawr-BEE-nee-ahnGerman
Essa-Arabic