lamb
IPA: ɫˈæm
noun
- A young sheep.
- (uncountable) The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.
- (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
- Lambskin.
- A simple, unsophisticated person.
- (finance, slang) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.
- (slang) A fan of American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer Mariah Carey (born 1969).
- A surname from Middle English.
- An unincorporated community in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States.
- An extinct town in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
- An islet (small island) in the Firth of Forth, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5386).
- (Christianity) Jesus; the Lamb of God
- (slang) Alternative letter-case form of lamb (“a fan of Mariah Carey”). [A young sheep.]
verb
- (intransitive) Of a sheep, to give birth.
- (transitive or intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.
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Examples of "lamb" in Sentences
- The lamb is the sign and symbol of love.
- The grilled lamb skewer could not be simpler.
- The Silence of the Lambs was a marvelous thing.
- Lamb was the designer of the Dewey Arch in 1899.
- Dishes feature lamb and mutton, the meat of sheep.
- The creamy white fleece appears as the lamb matures.
- The lamb was moved to the crest, on top of the helm.
- It means the commandment about the lamb is unfulfilled.
- Lamb, hogget, and mutton are the meat of domestic sheep.
- The lamb then escapes into the fields and infects the flocks of sheep.