LAMB


Meaning of LAMB in English

[lamb] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG lamb lamb] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a young sheep; esp: one that is less than one year old or without permanent teeth b: the young of various animals (as the smaller antelopes) other than sheep

2. a: a gentle or weak person b: dear, pet c: a person easily cheated or deceived esp. in trading securities 3 a: the flesh of a lamb used as food b: lambskin -- lamb.like adj -- lamby adj

[2]lamb vi (1611): to bring forth a lamb ~ vt 1: to bring forth (a lamb)

2: to tend (ewes) at lambing time -- lamb.er n

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.