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lambkin

Syllables: lamb·kin/ˈlæmkɪn/

lambkin noun: a young lamb, a very young sheep.

Noun

lambkin (plural lambkins)

  1. A young lamb, a very young sheep.
    • A lambkin’s snowy fleece1781, Richard Hole, Homer's Hymn to Ceres, Exeter: B. Thorn & Son, p. 38
    • There might ye ſee the pioney ſpread vvide, / The full-blovvn roſe, the ſhepherd and his laſs, / Lap-dog and lambkin vvith black ſtaring eyes, / And parrots vvith tvvin cherries in their beak.1785, William Cowper, “Book I. The Sofa.”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, page 3
  2. A term of endearment.
    • Let vs condoll the knight: for lamkins vve vvill liue.1599 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Cronicle History of Henry the Fift, […] (First Quarto), London: […] Thomas Creede, for Tho[mas] Millington, and Iohn Busby […], published 1600, →OCLC...
    • She has no real cognisance, dear lambkin, of anything at all.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, page 28

lambkin meaning in Tamil

lambkin in Tamil

இளஞ்செம்மறிக்குட்டி

Forms of lambkin

plurallambkins

Origin of lambkin

From lamb + -kin.

Questions about lambkin

What does lambkin mean?
Lambkin means a young lamb, a very young sheep.
What is lambkin in Tamil?
Lambkin in Tamil is இளஞ்செம்மறிக்குட்டி. See Lambkin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lambkin?
Lambkin is a noun.
How do you pronounce lambkin?
Lambkin is pronounced /ˈlæmkɪn/.
What is the plural of lambkin?
The plural of lambkin is lambkins.

Words near lambkin in the dictionary

  1. lambings
  2. lambish
  3. lambitive
  4. lambitives
  5. lambkill
  6. lambkin
  7. lambkins
  8. lamblast
  9. lamblasted
  10. lamblasting
  11. lamblasts

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