lamb

lamb

a young sheep; a person who is gentle or innocent; a person who is easily cheated

Not to be confused with:

lam – a hasty escape; fleeing or hiding from the law: on the lam

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lamb

 (lăm)

n.

1.

a. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned.

b. The flesh of a young sheep used as meat.

c. Lambskin.

2. A sweet, mild-mannered person; a dear.

3. One who can be duped or cheated especially in financial matters.

4. Lamb Christianity Jesus.

intr.v. lambed, lamb·ing, lambs

To give birth to a young sheep.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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lamb

(læm)

n

1. (Animals) the young of a sheep

2. (Cookery) the meat of a young sheep

3. a person, esp a child, who is innocent, meek, good, etc

4. a person easily deceived

5. like a lamb to the slaughter

a. without resistance

b. innocently

vb

6. (Agriculture) (intr) Also: lamb down (of a ewe) to give birth

7. (Agriculture) (tr; used in the passive) (of a lamb) to be born

8. (Agriculture) (intr) (of a shepherd) to tend the ewes and newborn lambs at lambing time

[Old English lamb, from Germanic; compare German Lamm, Old High German and Old Norse lamb]

ˈlambˌlike adj

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Lamb

(læm)

n

(Bible) the Lamb a title given to Christ in the New Testament

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Lamb

(læm)

n

1. (Biography) Charles, pen name Elia. 1775–1834, English essayist and critic. He collaborated with his sister Mary on Tales from Shakespeare (1807). His other works include Specimens of English Dramatic Poets (1808) and the largely autobiographical essays collected in Essays of Elia (1823; 1833)

2. (Biography) William. See (2nd Viscount) Melbourne²

3. (Biography) Willis Eugene. 1913–2008, US physicist. He detected the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom (Lamb shift). Nobel prize for physics 1955

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lamb

(læm)
n.

1. a young sheep.

2. the meat of a young sheep.

3. a person who is gentle or innocent.

4. a person who is easily outsmarted.

5. the Lamb, Christ.

v.i.

6. to give birth to a lamb.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse, Gothic lamb]

Lamb

(læm)

n.

1. Charles ( “Elia” ), 1775–1834, English essayist and critic.

2. Willis E(ugene), Jr., born 1913, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1955.

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lamb

• lamb - In Gothic times, lamb was used for "adult sheep" as well as "baby sheep."
• rack of lamb - A roast of the rib section of lamb.
• shepherd's pie - Got its name from the meat it originally contained—lamb or mutton.
• white meat - The pale meat of poultry, rabbit, or veal; red meat is from beef or lamb.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

sheep

– lamb

1. 'sheep'

A sheep is a farm animal with a thick woolly coat. The plural of sheep is sheep.

The farmer has six hundred sheep.

A flock of sheep was grazing on the hill.

2. 'lamb'

A lamb is a young sheep.

The field was full of little lambs.

The meat of a young sheep is called lamb. When it is used with this meaning, lamb is an uncountable noun.

For dinner, we had lamb and potatoes.

The meat of an adult sheep is called mutton, but this meat is less common in Britain and America than lamb. Don't use 'sheep' to refer to the meat of a sheep.

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lamb

Past participle: lambed
Gerund: lambing

Imperative

lamb

lamb

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lamb - young sheep         young mammal - any immature mammal genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep lambkin - a very young lamb baa-lamb - child's word for a sheep or lamb hogget, hog, hogg - a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared teg - two-year-old sheep Persian lamb - a karakul lamb
	2.	Lamb - English essayist (1775-1834)   Charles Lamb, Elia
	3.	lamb - a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters) dupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
	4.	lamb - a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) dear inexperienced person, innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evil
	5.	lamb - the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food domestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food cut of lamb - cut of meat from a lamb loin of lamb - meat from a loin of lamb
Verb	1.	lamb - give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed" birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

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lamb

noun

1. A pure, uncorrupted person:

angel, innocent, virgin.

2. A person who is easily deceived or victimized:

butt, dupe, fool, gull, pushover, victim.

Informal: sucker.

Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap.

Chiefly British: mug.

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Translations

حَمَلحَمْلٌخروفشَخْص وَديعلَحْم الحَمَل

агне

jehnějehněčíandílek

lamlammesteg

LammLämmchenLammfleischSchäfchenSchäflein

αρνίαμνός

cordero

tall

karitsalammas

agneauagnelin

janje

báránydrága kincsem!

lamblambakjötsem er eins og lamb

agnelloabbacchiocarne d'agnello

子羊

어린양

agnus

angelėlisavinėlisavytėėrenaėriena

jēra gaļajēriņšjērsmīļumiņš

lam

lamlammekjøttknupp

baranjagnięjagnięcina

cordeiro

miel

ягнёнокягнятинаягненок

anjelikjahňajahňacina

jagnjejagnjetina

lammlammkött

แกะ

kuzukuzu etikuzu gibi kimse

ягня

thịt cừu

像羔羊般柔顺的人宝贝小羊羔羊羔羊肉

lamb

[læm]

A. N (= animal) → cordero m; (older) → borrego m; (= meat) → (carne f de) cordero m
the Lamb of God → el Cordero de Dios
my poor lamb! → ¡pobrecito!
he surrendered like a lamb → no ofreció la menor resistencia
he took it like a lamb → ni siquiera rechistó
to go like a lamb to the slaughter → ir como borrego al matadero

B. VI → parir

C. CPD lamb chop N → chuleta f de cordero
lamb's lettuce N → valeriana f
lamb's wool N = lambswool

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lamb

[ˈlæm] n

(= animal) → agneau m

(= meat) → agneau m
roast lamb → rôti d'agneau
leg of lamb → du gigot

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lamb

n

(= young sheep) → Lamm nt

(= meat) → Lamm(fleisch) nt

(= person) → Engel m; the little lambs (children) → die lieben Kleinen; you poor lamb! → du armes Lämmchen!; she took it like a lamb → sie ertrug es geduldig wie ein Lamm; he followed her like a lamb → er folgte ihr wie ein Lamm; like a lamb to the slaughter → wie das Lamm zur Schlachtbank, wie ein Opferlamm

the Lamb of God → das Lamm Gottes

vi → lammen; the lambing season → die Lammungszeit

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lamb

:

lamb chop

n → Lammkotelett nt

lamblike

adj → lammfromm, sanft wie ein Lamm

lambskin

n → Lammfell nt

lamb’s lettuce

n → Feldsalat m

lamb’s tail

n (Bot) → Haselkätzchen nt

lambswool

n → Lammwolle f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lamb

[læm]

1. n (animal, meat) → agnello
my poor lamb! → oh, povero tesoro!
he took it like a lamb → ha accettato docilmente
Lamb of God → Agnello di Dio

2. vi → figliare, partorire (di pecora)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lamb

(lӕm) noun

1. a young sheep. The ewe has had three lambs. lam حَمَل агне cordeiro jehně das Lamm lam αρνάκι cordero (lamba)tall بره karitsa agneauטלה मेमना janje bárány anak domba lamb agnello 子羊 어린 양 ėriukas, avinėlis, avytė jērs anak biri-biri lamlamjagnię ورۍ cordeiro miel ягнёнок jahňa jagnje jagnje lamm ลูกแกะ kuzu 羔羊 ягня, баранчик بھیڑ کا بچہ con cừu 羔羊

2. its flesh eaten as food. a roast leg of lamb. lamsvleis لَحْم الحَمَل агнешко cordeiro jehněčí das Lammfleisch lammesteg αρνάκι (ως φαγητό) cordero talleliha گوشت بره karitsa agneau בְּשַׂר טָלֶה भोला-भाला, भोंदू janjetina bárány daging domba lambakjöt agnello 子羊の肉 새끼양의 고기 ėriena jēra gaļa daging biri-biri lamsvleeslammekjøtt mięso jagnięcia د ورۍ غوښه borrego miel молодая баранина jahňacina jagnjetina jagnjetina lamm[kött] เนื้อแกะ kuzu eti 羔羊肉 м'ясо молодого баранчика میمنے کا گوشت thịt cừu 羔羊肉

3. a lovable or gentle person, usually a child. skatlam شَخْص وَديع невинен amor andílek das Lämmchen sødt menneske; sødt barn άγγελος persona bonachona, pobrecito musike معصوم lapsukainen angeעדין भोला-भाला, निर्बल या दुलारा व्यक्ति janje drága kincsem! orang baik sem er eins og lamb tesoro おとなしい人 귀여운 아이 angelas, angelėlis jēriņš; mīļumiņš si manja schatjeknupp, lam aniołek پاك او بى ګناه amor îngeraş наивное дитя anjelik jagnje jagnje lamm ไร้พิษภัย kuzu gibi (sevimli) kimse 可愛或溫順的人（尤指小孩） зайчик مسکین شخص ، معصوم بچہ con người dễ chịu 像羔羊般柔顺的人（尤指小孩），宝贝

ˈlambskin noun, adjective

(of) the skin of a lamb with the wool left on it. a lambskin coat. lamsvel جِلْد الحَمَل المَدْبوغ агнешка кожа pele de cordeiro beránek; z beránka das Lammfell lammeskind προβιά piel de cordero tallenahk پوست بره karitsanvuota agneau עוֹר טָלֶה मेमने की खाल janjeća koža báránybőr kulit domba lambskinn pelle/pelliccia d'agnello 子羊の毛皮 새끼양의 모피 ėrena jērāda kulit biri-biri lamsvachtlammeskinn jagnięca skóra د ورى څرمن pele de cordeiro as­tra­han овчина; мерлушка barančina; z barančiny jagnječevina jagnjeća koža lammskinn หนังแกะ kuzu derisi 小羊皮(的) смушок بھیڑ کے بچے کا چمڑا da cừu non 羔羊皮，羔羊皮的

ˈlambswool (ˈlӕmz-) noun, adjective

(of) a fine type of wool obtained from a lamb. a lambswool sweater. lamwol صوف الخَروف агнешка вълна lã beránčí vlna die Lammwolle lammeuld; lambswool αρνίσιο μαλλί lana de cordero tallevill پشم بره lampaanvilla laine d'agneau צֶמֶר כְּבָשִׂים मेमने की ऊन janjeća vuna báránygyapjú bulu domba ull (lana d'agnello inglese) 子羊の毛 양모 ėriuko vilna vilna; vilnas- bulu biri-biri lamswollammeull wełna jagnięca د ورى پشم lã (de) lână miţă тонкая овечья шерсть barania vlna ovčja volna jagnjeća vuna lammull ขนแกะ kuzu yünü 小羊毛(的) овеча шерсть برّے کے بالوں کا نرم اون len cừu non 羔羊毛，羔羊毛的

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lamb

→ حَمْلٌ jehně lam Lamm αρνί cordero karitsa agneau janje agnello 子羊 어린양 lam lam baran cordeiro ягненок lamm แกะ kuzu thịt cừu 小羊

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lamb

n. cordero-a, oveja, borrego-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

lamb

n (meat) carne f de cordero, cordero; lamb’s wool lana de oveja

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