lamb
A young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months.
Noun 4 meanings
A young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months.
“Mary had a little lamb, its fleece as white as snow.”
The flesh of a lamb used as food; (sometimes loosely) the flesh of a sheep of any age used as food.
A person who is meek, docile, and easily led.
“Near-synonym: sheep”
Lambskin.
Verb 2 meanings
Of a sheep, to give birth.
To assist (sheep) to give birth.
“The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.”
Etymology
From Middle English lamb, from Old English lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, enlargement of *h₁elh₁én, ultimately from *h₁el-.
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LAMB at a glance
LAMB has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (L 1 + A 1 + M 3 + B 3) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,822 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with lamb
All rhymes- JAMB15
- DOORJAMB20
- IAMB8
- DITHYRAMB20
- GAMB9
- CHOLIAMB17
- CHORIAMB17
- ENJAMB17
- EXCAMB19
- SCRAMB12
- WEAMB12
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