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lamb

  [lam]
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–noun
1. a young sheep.
2. the meat of a young sheep.
3. a person who is gentle, meek, innocent, etc.: Their little daughter is such a lamb.
4. a person who is easily cheated or outsmarted, esp. an inexperienced speculator.
5. the Lamb, Christ.
–verb (used without object)
6. to give birth to a lamb.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE; c. D lam, G Lamm, ON, Goth lamb; akin to Gk élaphos deer. See elk
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lamb   (lām)   
n.  

    1. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned.

    2. The flesh of a young sheep used as meat.

    3. Lambskin.

  2. A sweet, mild-mannered person; a dear.

  3. One who can be duped or cheated especially in financial matters.

  4. Lamb Christianity Jesus.

intr.v.   lambed, lamb·ing, lambs
To give birth to a young sheep.

[Middle English, from Old English.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

lamb 
O.E. lamb, from P.Gmc. *lambaz (cf. O.N., O.Fris., Goth. lamb, M.H.G. lamp, Ger. lamm "lamb"). Common to the Gmc. languages, but with no known cognates outside them. O.E. plural was lomberu. Applied to persons (especially young Church members, gentle souls, etc.) from late O.E. Also sometimes used ironically for cruel or rough characters (e.g. Kirke's Lambs in wars of 1684-86).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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