lambkin

[ lam-kin ]

noun

1. a little lamb.
2. a person who is exceptionally sweet, young, and innocent, as a small child.

lambkin

/ ˈlæmkɪn /

noun

1. a small or young lamb
2. a term of affection for a small endearing child

Word History and Origins

Origin of lambkin¹

First recorded in 1570–80; lamb + -kin

Example Sentences

Things like these are not for poor lambkins!

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See lambs and lambkins sport on every plain!

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The maid gave chase, the lambkin ran As only woolly truant can Who never felt a crook; But stayed at length, as if disposed To drink, where tawny sands disclosed The margin of a brook.

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They say he is fleet as the wind, excellency, and he is as gentle as a lambkin.

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Oh, I was born where waters leaping, Cascade down the green, green hill; Oh, I was born where lambkins bleating, Leap along the clear, clear rill.

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