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lamb

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lamb

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nv
young sheep
give birth to a lamb
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n
a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lamb
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n young sheep

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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
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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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