LAMB Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

lamb

noun

ˈlam

Definition of lamb next

as in sheep

an innocent or gentle person the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them

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Recent Examples of lamb Earlier this spring, the BBC reported that health officials in Wales urged people not to handle lambs when visiting farms, following over 500 cases of cryptosporidiosis in the country last year — over a third of which (35 percent) involved children under 10. —

Adam England, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 Alongside tapas staples such as jamón, anchovies, and croquetas, the menu is divided between land and sea—steak tartar, roasted lamb, and green curry hake all make an appearance. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026 Both the king and queen made friends with an unnamed lamb. —

Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 His menu includes tacos (Mexican) with halloumi cheese (Middle Eastern), lamb hashwe (Middle Eastern) burritos (Mexican), and samke harra (Middle Eastern) mole (Mexican). —

Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lamb

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Because George, portrayed by Hugh Jackman, routinely read mysteries to his charges before his sudden demise, these sheep aren’t complete novices, said Wilson Chapman in IndieWire.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
Sheep in the Box takes its terrible title from the second chapter in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, in which the narrator, frustrated at his drawings of sheep being deemed inadequate by the character of the title, draws a box and says there’s a sheep inside.

— Vulture, Vulture, 17 May 2026