baa-lamb

baa-lamb

n
a child's word for lamb1
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Noun1.baa-lamb - child's word for a sheep or lambbaa-lamb - child's word for a sheep or lamb  
lamb - young sheep
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Translations

baa-lamb

[ˈbɑːlæm] N → corderito m, borreguito m
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"With characters such as Domesticated Bill Hickcock, Billy the Pensioner, Big Jesse James, Baa-lamb Bill Cody, Panshine Gonzales the Mexican Tinker, and Doc's on Holiday, no gunfights today.
'Big Jesse' James just wouldn't have worked
"I remember my old teddy, Baa-Lamb. He was the teddy my Auntie gave me when I was a few weeks old.
'It was difficult to start from scratch'
You're his little baa-lamb, following him everywhere.
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That term of abuse, comparing an opponent to a deceased baa-lamb, was most famously used by that old bruiser Denis Healey against his mild Tory adversary Geoffrey Howe.
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Around the table the tasty little baa-lamb was joined by two sea bass served with roast fennel and a creamy crayfish sauce, which was very light with the fennel not too overpowering.
Pretty much perfect dining
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