lamb

Meat from a sheep, usually a young one, eaten as food.

• We had lamb for dinner.
• She cooked lamb chops with potatoes.
• Would you prefer roast lamb or chicken?

Similar words: sheepling

Common phrases: roast lamb, lamb chops, lamb stew

A young sheep.

• A lamb stood beside its mother.
• The lambs were playing in the field.
• We saw two newborn lambs at the farm.

Common phrases: newborn lamb, little lamb, lamb bleats

A gentle person who does what others want and is easy to lead.

• She's a lamb with her grandmother.
• He looks fierce, but he's really a lamb.
• Those obedient lambs followed every instruction without a question.

Similar words: sheep

Common phrases: a gentle lamb, such a lamb, meek as a lamb

If a sheep does this, it gives birth to a baby.

• Our sheep lamb in spring.
• Three ewes lambed during the night.
• This ewe is expected to lamb next week.

Similar words: give birth

Common phrases: ewes lamb, lamb in spring, lamb outdoors

To help a sheep give birth to its baby.

• The farmer helped lamb the ewe.
• We lambed several young ewes last night.
• Can you help me lamb this sheep?

Common phrases: lamb a ewe, lamb the flock