lamb
noun
a young sheep.
lambs
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pluralof lamb.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He said: "If there's any restrictions that stop them getting their lambs and breeding sheep to market, it's going to have a real big ongoing impact financially and on welfare."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
As children, cattle and lambs happily commune with bears, lions and wolves in the foreground, the background depicts William Penn making a treaty with Tamanend, chief of the Lenape Nation, and founding Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
That also explains why, and how, his devoted rams, lambs and ewes are able to dedicate themselves to solving his murder.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
The city sprawl quickly gave way to stone-walled fields full of dazzling yellow rape and spring-green grass dotted with sheep and frolicking lambs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
The same effect was suspected in sorghum, sunflower, spiderwort, lambs quarters, pigweed, and smartweed.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
