II. Little Bo Peep /ˌlɪtl bəʊ ˈpiːp/ (
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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲