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

Here it is: “In the sky the phenix proudly flies, On the earth the lambkin tamely lies, At the table through an ancient book I wade, In the room I softly call the maid.”

From The Chinese Fairy Book by Wilhelm, Richard

"Now, Greta, now—now—gently—" Greta looked around with the bewildered gaze of a lost lambkin.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir

I told Grandmother when we got home that I remembered when Grandfather Richards baptized me in Auburn, and when he gave me back to mother he said, “Blessed little lambkin, you’ll never know your grandpa.”

From Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl by Richards, Caroline Cowles

It was a holiday within a holiday to traverse the town with this lambkin.

From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon

"I'll go out, my pretty lambkin, and listen at the door to hear what he is saying to the old master."

From Pretty Michal by Jókai, Mór