lamb in English: A young sheep, or the meat from a young sheep. (noun)

Translation

A young sheep, or the meat from a young sheep.

Word origin

From Old English lamb, a Germanic word that has kept the same spelling for over a thousand years; the b is no longer spoken.

Gender

Plurallambs

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A lamb is a young sheep.

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"Lambs" is the plural, meaning more than one lamb.

roast .

Here "lamb" is the meat, so it has no plural.

sheep

A farm animal with a thick woolly coat that eats grass in fields.

animal

A living thing that can move and feel, such as a dog, a bird, or a fish.

meat

The soft part of an animal that people cook and eat as food.

baby

A very young child who has just been born or is only a few months old.

farm

A large piece of land where people grow food and keep animals.

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