Synonyms of lambs

lambs

noun

plural of lamb

as in sheep

an innocent or gentle person

the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheep
• angels
• innocents
• colts
• doves
• saints
• suckers
• virgins
• cubs
• babes
• fledglings
• cherubs
• greenhorns
• pigeons
• newbies
• tenderfeet
• naïfs
• ingenues
• weaklings
• dupes
• softies
• wimps
• saps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wolves
• beasts
• bullies
• heels
• clowns
• toughs
• rowdies
• snakes
• creeps
• roughnecks
• jerks
• curs
• sharks
• skunks
• cretins
• boors
• louts
• jokers
• rascals
• slobs
• villains
• devils
• scoundrels
• rogues
• knaves
• churls
• miscreants
• cads
• reprobates
• no-goods
• scamps
• louses
• stinkers
• scalawags
• varlets
• rapscallions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lambs

Madilynn Becker, Miss Kansas USA Miss Kansas USA Madilynn Becker grew up showing livestock in the 4-H circuit, where youth can show animals like hogs, cows, and, in Becker’s case, lambs. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Bartenders serve a small selection of wine in short glasses emblazoned with white lambs, and a cocktail list features beverages that range from light and herbaceous to sweet and heady. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026

From dogs tenaciously reading and ebony-and-ivory lambs to intellectual cats and a rabbit that appears knitted, the finalists showcase the creativity of pet photographers worldwide. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The students and club members raise cows, goats, lambs, hogs, turkeys and more, spending hours feeding and training them daily and preparing them for showing. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026

Most mammals—but not humans—contain alpha gal, so someone with alpha-gal syndrome will likely have an allergic reaction to consuming meat from cows, pigs, lambs, goats, and deer. — Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026

The fence ran right along Nine Mile Road, and across that road was another house with another small acreage that had been home to goats and lambs and chickens over the years. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Dobbs even let her children get pet lambs. — Leigh Kiniry, CBS News, 18 June 2026

For years, the standard treatment has involved avoiding foods that come from cows, pigs and lambs while carrying an epinephrine injector in case of medical emergency. — Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026