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lambkin
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
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English
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Etymology
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lamb
+
-kin
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈlæmkɪn/
Hyphenation:
lamb‧kin
Noun
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lambkin
(
plural
lambkins
)
A young
lamb
, a very young
sheep
.
A term of
endearment
.
1919
,
Ronald Firbank
,
Valmouth
, Duckworth, page 28:
She has no real cognisance, dear
lambkin
, of anything at all.
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A young lamb
Bulgarian:
агънце
n
(
agǎnce
)
German:
Lämmchen
(de)
n
Hungarian:
bárányka
(hu)
Irish:
uainín
m
Latin:
agnellus
m