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lamb

/ˈlæm/noun, verb1 syllable

Lamb means: English essayist (1775-1834).

Synonyms for lamb5

noun, as in English essayist (1775-1834)

Charles Lamb, Elia

noun, as in a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)

dear

also used for lamb

sheepling, sheep

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What does lamb mean?6

noun

1

English essayist (1775-1834)

2

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

3

young sheep

4

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

5

the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food

verb

1

give birth to a lamb“the ewe lambed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lamb?24

two syllables

exam

three syllables

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Lamb in a sentence

  • The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.unknown
  • Then, taking my lamb out of his pocket, he examined his treasure.carlosalberto
  • As soon as the jackal saw the lamb, he went drooling with envy.AmarMecheri
  • Have you ever received injections of serum of horse, beef, lamb, or another animal?Eccles17
  • Today, we're going to eat lamb ribs for lunch.MessDjaaf
  • The ewe can hear her lambs, but can't see them.Amastan
  • Good jests bite like lambs, not like dogs.carlosalberto
  • At the beginning, the weaning process is stressful for the lambs.Amastan

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Forms of lamb

as a noun

plural
lambs

as a verb

past tense
lambed
present participle
lambing
third-person singular
lambs
past participle
lambed