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

Example Sentences

See lambs and lambkins sport on every plain!

From Project Gutenberg

The maid gave chase, the lambkin ran As only woolly truant can Who never felt a crook; But stayed at length, as if disposed To drink, where tawny sands disclosed The margin of a brook.

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They say he is fleet as the wind, excellency, and he is as gentle as a lambkin.

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Oh, I was born where waters leaping, Cascade down the green, green hill; Oh, I was born where lambkins bleating, Leap along the clear, clear rill.

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

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