lamb

lamb · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A young sheep.

  2. 2.

    The flesh of a young sheep used as food.

  3. 3.

    A gentle, innocent, or naive person.

  4. 4.

    (verb) To give birth to lambs.

Forms

plural: lambs

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    lamb of God — Jesus Christ in Christian tradition.
  • •
    like a lamb to the slaughter — Going innocently into danger.
  • •
    in two shakes of a lamb's tail — Very quickly.
  • •
    mutton dressed as lamb — An older person dressed inappropriately young.

Related words

See also: ewe, mutton, ram, sheep
Synonyms: ewe lamb, lambkin, sheep

Etymology

From Old English lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz. The silent b was added later by association with Latin agnus spellings.