lambkin

/ˈlæmkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

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noun

noun

"A lambkin’s snowy fleece"
"There might ye ſee the pioney ſpread vvide, / The full-blovvn roſe, the ſhepherd and his laſs, / Lap-dog and lambkin vvith black ſtaring eyes, / And parrots vvith tvvin cherries in their beak."
"Let vs condoll the knight: for lamkins vve vvill liue."
"She has no real cognisance, dear lambkin, of anything at all."

From lamb + -kin.

lambkins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lambkin?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæmkɪn/.

What does lambkin mean?

A young lamb, a very young sheep.

Where does lambkin come from?

From lamb + -kin.

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