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lamb
PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:
lamb
1
n
v
young sheep
give birth to a lamb
2
n
a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lamb
1
n
young sheep
Types:
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lambkin
a very young lamb
baa-lamb
child's word for a sheep or lamb
hog
,
hogg
,
hogget
a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
teg
two-year-old sheep
Persian lamb
a karakul lamb
Type of:
young mammal
any immature mammal
n
the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food
Type of:
meat
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
v
give birth to a lamb
“the ewe
lambed
”
Type of:
bear
,
birth
,
deliver
,
give birth
,
have
cause to be born
2
n
a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
Type of:
dupe
,
victim
a person who is tricked or swindled
n
a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
Synonyms:
dear
Type of:
inexperienced person
,
innocent
a person who lacks knowledge of evil
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