lamb in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
lamb in Hindi हिन्दी
lamb in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
lamb in Kashmiri कॉशुर
lamb in Marathi मराठी
lamb in Tamil தமிழ்
lamb in Telugu తెలుగు
lamb in English
- lamb⇄expr. like a lamb,
a. meekly; timidly.
Ex. He accepted his defeat like a lamb.
b. easily fooled.
Ex. He was like a lamb in the hands of the swindlers, and they fleeced him of all his savings. - lamb⇄expr. the Lamb, Jesus Christ (in the Bible, John 1:29, 36).
Ex. So shows my soul before the Lamb, My spirit before Thee (Tennyson). - lamb⇄lamb, noun, verb.
- lamb⇄noun 1. a young sheep.
Ex. Mary had a little lamb.
2. meat from a lamb.
Ex. roast lamb.
3. lambskin.
4. (Figurative.) a young, innocent, or dear person.
Ex. The widow she cried over me and called me a poor lost lamb - lamb⇄v.i. to give birth to a lamb or lambs.
Ex. Lambing is always hazardous and is made more difficult by the uncertainty of the weather (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - lamb⇄v.t. to attend (ewes) which are lambing.