LAMB


Meaning of LAMB in English

■ noun

1》 a young sheep.

2》 a mild-mannered, gentle, or innocent person.

■ verb (of a ewe) give birth to ~s.

↘tend (ewes) at ~ing time.

Phrases

in ~ (of a ewe) pregnant.

the Lamb of God a title of Jesus Christ (see John 1:29).

Derivatives

~er noun

~ing noun

~kin noun

~like adjective

Origin

OE, of Gmc origin.

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