I. lamb 1 S3 /læm/ BrE AmE noun
[ Language: Old English ]
1 .
[countable] a young sheep
2 . [uncountable] the meat of a young sheep ⇨ mutton :
roast lamb
a leg of lamb
lamb chop/cutlet/stew etc
3 . [countable] spoken used to talk to or talk about someone who is gentle and lovable, especially a child:
Ben’s asleep now, the little lamb.
4 . like a lamb to the slaughter used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice
5 . like a lamb quietly and without any argument:
Suzie went off to school like a lamb today.
⇨ mutton dressed as lamb at ↑ mutton (2)
II. lamb 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
to give birth to lambs:
The ewes are lambing this week.
—lambing noun [uncountable] :
the lambing season