What does LAMB mean?

Definitions for LAMB
læmlamb

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word LAMB.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lambnoun

    young sheep

  2. Lamb, Charles Lamb, Elianoun

    English essayist (1775-1834)

  3. lambnoun

    a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)

  4. lamb, dearnoun

    a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)

  5. lambverb

    the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food

  6. lambverb

    give birth to a lamb

    "the ewe lambed"

Wiktionary

  1. lambnoun

    A young sheep, of up to one year of age.

  2. lambnoun

    The flesh of a lamb used as food.

  3. lambnoun

    A person who is meek, docile and easily led.

  4. lambverb

    Of a sheep, to give birth.

  5. lambverb

    To assist (sheep) to give birth.

    The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.

  6. Etymology: lamb, from lambaz (compare Dutch lam, German Lamm, Swedish lamm), from h₁l̥h₁onbʰos (compare Scottish Gaelic lon ‘elk’, Ancient Greek ‘red deer’), enlargement of. More at elk.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. LAMBnoun

    Etymology: lamb, Gothick and Saxon.

    I’m young; but something
    You may deserve of him through me, and wisdom,
    To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb,
    T’ appease an angry god. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    The lamb, thy riot dooms to bleed to day,
    Had he thy knowledge would he skip and play? Alexander Pope.

    Thou Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Common Prayer.

ChatGPT

  1. lamb

    A lamb is a young sheep, typically under one year old. It can also refer to the meat of such young sheep. In a broader sense, the term 'lamb' is often used as a symbol of gentleness or innocence in literary or religious contexts.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lambnoun

    the young of the sheep

  2. Lambnoun

    any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb

  3. Lambnoun

    a simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized

  4. Lambverb

    to bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep

  5. Etymology: [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.]

Wikidata

  1. Lamb

    Lamb is an electronic music duo from Manchester, England, whose music is influenced by trip hop and drum and bass. The duo consists of producer Andy Barlow, who also produces under the pseudonym Hipoptimist, and singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes. They achieved commercial success with two hit singles "Górecki" and "Gabriel".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lamb

    lam, n. the young of a sheep: the flesh of the young sheep: one innocent and gentle as a lamb: the Saviour of the world.—v.i. to bring forth young, as sheep.—ns. Lamb′-ale, a feast at the time of lamb-shearing; Lamb′kin, Lamb′ling, Lamb′ie (Scot.), a little lamb.—adj. Lamb′-like, like a lamb: gentle.—ns. Lamb′skin, the skin of a lamb dressed with the wool on, for mats, &c.: the skin of a lamb dressed for gloves: a kind of woollen cloth resembling this; Lamb's′-lett′uce (same as Corn-salad); Lamb's′-wool, fine wool: a wholesome old English beverage composed of ale and the pulp of roasted apples, with sugar and spices.—The Lamb, Lamb of God, the Saviour, typified by the paschal lamb. [A.S. lamb; Ger. lamm, Dut. lam.]

Editors Contribution

  1. lamb

    A young sheep.

    The lamb sprang across the field.


    Submitted by MaryC on December 21, 2019  

Suggested Resources

  1. lamb

    Song lyrics by lamb -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by lamb on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. LAMB

    What does LAMB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LAMB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LAMB

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lamb is ranked #561 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lamb surname appeared 59,913 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 20 would have the surname Lamb.

    86.1% or 51,585 total occurrences were White.
    8.6% or 5,165 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 1,372 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.7% or 1,036 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 419 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 324 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'LAMB' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4329

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'LAMB' in Nouns Frequency: #2204

How to pronounce LAMB?

How to say LAMB in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LAMB in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LAMB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of LAMB in a Sentence

  1. Haleigh Chang:

    One owner of a processing plant told us they export dog skin as lamb skin.

  2. Only Iraqi Christians:

    We did receive two kilos of lamb from the U.N .in the summer of 2014, and since then?

  3. Greg Clark:

    We are absolutely hoping for a Lamb like win, that is what we are looking for. Greg Clark is the model.

  4. Holly Irwin:

    We are what I call the' sacrificial lamb' for the bigger areas, in my opinion, look somewhere else -- we need to be able to sustain ourselves.

  5. Markian Dobczansky:

    In propaganda since 2014, The Donbas has become a sacrificial lamb in Russian narratives, it's the place where New Russia have cultivated a cult of victimhood. They've managed to turn their own fomenting of a war into a narrative of victimhood at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

LAMB#1#8427#10000

Translations for LAMB

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for LAMB »

Translation

Find a translation for the LAMB definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"LAMB." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/LAMB>.

Discuss these LAMB definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for LAMB? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    find repugnant
    A elate
    B abhor
    C denudate
    D transpire

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for LAMB: