lambkin

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Etymology

From lamb + -kin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlæmkɪn/

Noun

lambkin (plural lambkins)

1. A young lamb, a very young sheep.
   • 1781, Richard Hole, Homer's Hymn to Ceres ↗, Exeter: B. Thorn & Son, p. 38:

     A lambkin's snowy fleece

2. A term of endearment.

Translations

• French: agnelet
• German: Lämmchen
• Italian: agnellino
• Russian: ягнёнок
• Spanish: corderito, corderillo

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