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Lamb Very Common

Lamb has 10 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

young sheep

"The farmer gently lifted the lamb from its mother's side to check on its health."

2

English essayist (1775-1834)

"The anthology was edited by Charles Lamb, a celebrated English essayist who lived from 1775 to 1834."

3

a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)

"The gullible investor was treated as a lamb by the scam artists who drained his savings account."

4

a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)

"The little lamb didn't mind being left alone while his parents went shopping."

5

the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food

"We ordered roasted lamb for dinner because it was tender and flavorful."

6

A young sheep.

"The farmer counted his newborn lambs to see how many survived the winter."

Verb
1

give birth to a lamb

"the ewe lambed"

2

Of a sheep, to give birth.

"The ewe will lamb soon after the spring rains begin."

In plain English: To lamb means to speak very harshly and rudely about someone's actions.

"The mother sheep gently lambed her newborn into the warm straw."

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from Middle English​.

"In Christian theology, Jesus is often referred to as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world."

2

Jesus; the Lamb of God

Example Sentences
"The mother sheep gently lambed her newborn into the warm straw." verb
"The mother lamb her calf after it was born in the spring meadow." verb
"She decided to lamb her ewes early this year to ensure better survival rates." verb
"Many farmers hope their sheep will lamb successfully before the harsh winter arrives." verb
See Also
sheep wool lamblike animal baby baby sheep house lamb xacuti
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
young mammal victim innocent meat give birth
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
lambkin baa-lamb hog teg Persian lamb

Origin

The word "lamb" comes from Old English and shares a common ancestor with words for young animals in many other Germanic languages. Its ultimate origin traces back to Proto-Indo-European roots related to the concept of an animal or offspring, linking it distantly to terms like Greek élaphos meaning red deer.

Rhyming Words
amb gamb iamb jamb excamb kayamb scramb diiamb mimiamb doorjamb choliamb choriamb ewe lamb bar lamb door jamb dithyramb house lamb leg of lamb cut of lamb limping iamb
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