lamb

1. (countable, uncountable)A young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months.

   Mary had a little lamb, its fleece as white as snow.

   Mark and Mark have raised some lambs for market, and they won a blue ribbon for quality at the fair.

   Lamm

   ягнёнокjagnjónok, а́гнецágnec, бара́шекbarášek

   ягня́jahnjá, ягня́ткоjahnjátko, бара́нчикbaránčyk

   young sheep

2. (uncountable)The flesh of a lamb used as food; (sometimes loosely) the flesh of a sheep of any age used as food.

   Lamm, Lammfleisch

   бара́нинаbaránina, ягня́тинаjagnjátina

   ягня́тинаjahnjátyna

   the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food

3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A person who is meek, docile, and easily led.

   Near-synonym: sheep

   овца́ovcá, ове́чкаovéčka, ягнёнокjagnjónok

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

4. (countable, uncountable)Lambskin.

5. (countable, uncountable)A simple, unsophisticated person.

6. (countable, slang, uncountable)One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.

7. (countable, slang, uncountable)A fan of American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer Mariah Carey (born 1969).

8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A young goat; a kid.

1. Tom is as gentle as a lamb.

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2. The lambs were separated from their mothers.

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3. Have you ever seen a lamb being born?

   deHast du schon einmal gesehen, wie ein Lamm geboren wurde?

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4. Tom had lamb chops, potatoes and mushroom soup for dinner.

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5. Right now, Tom is sleeping like a lamb.

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