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.

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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

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Example Sentences

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lambkin

The bells of the herd ring afar on the plain, My darling, my lambkin, my sun and my bliss, Oh, fain would I see thee and greet thee again!

From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine

Sleep, baby, sleep, The lammies love the sheep— Woolly babes all nestle cosy, Lie, my lambkin, warm and rosy, Sleep, baby, sleep.

From Songs of Womanhood by Laurence Alma-Tadema

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 Sutherland Menzies

She will certainly open her eyes when she finds her lambkin in the clutches of the wolf.

From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Out with the name, my sweet little lambkin.

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

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