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

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

From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill

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

Why, you lambkin pure as snow once followed to the pasture, I'll tell you how so; but, on your drinking-oath, you must swear to let nobody know it.

From Black Forest Village Stories by Berthold Auerbach

Did I not send the white night-gown, that I might have a snowy little lambkin in my arms?

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"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 Mór Jókai

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