lambkin

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

lamb +‎ -kin

NounEdit

lambkin (plural lambkins)

1. A young lamb, a very young sheep.
2. A term of endearment.
   • 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, page 28:

     She has no real cognisance, dear lambkin, of anything at all.