lambkin

English

Etymology

lamb +‎ -kin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæmkɪn/
• Hyphenation: lamb‧kin

Noun

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.

Translations

A young lamb

• Bulgarian: агънце n (agǎnce)
• German: Lämmchen (de) n

• Hungarian: bárányka (hu)
• Irish: uainín m
• Latin: agnellus m