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lambkin

American  
[lam-kin] / ˈlæm kɪn /

noun

  1. a little lamb.

  2. a person who is exceptionally sweet, young, and innocent, as a small child.


lambkin British  
/ ˈlæmkɪn /

noun

  1. a small or young lamb

  2. a term of affection for a small endearing child

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Etymology

Origin of lambkin

First recorded in 1570–80; lamb + -kin

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile Jack sat and nursed his three wishes, feeling as gay-hearted about his good luck as a lambkin with three tails.

From Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations by Dulac, Edmund

There might ye see the piony spread wide, The full-blown rose, the shepherd and his lass, Lapdog and lambkin with black staring eyes, And parrots with twin cherries in their beak.”

From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883

Morel, the lapidary!" said the porteress, excessively surprised; "why, he is the mildest lambkin in the world.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

Say it once again, my little white lambkin!

From Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts by Bithell, Jethro

Out with the name, my sweet little lambkin.

From Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts by Bithell, Jethro