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 lambs
Experimental systems have supported premature lambs in liquid environments for days or weeks by connecting umbilical vessels to external oxygenation circuits.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
McCarty had seen a number of ewes and lambs but no rams.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Another possibility is that people will start eating more chicken and eggs rather than cows and lambs, notes Peter Alexander, a land-use researcher at the University of Edinburgh.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
McCarty had seen a number of ewes and lambs but no rams.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Another possibility is that people will start eating more chicken and eggs rather than cows and lambs, notes Peter Alexander, a land-use researcher at the University of Edinburgh.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambs
Noun
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Buying a textile with wool — don’t forget that the wool is coming from sheep.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Relax by the wood-burning stove or in the bath that offers superb vistas of the water—all while keeping an eye out for wildlife, including sheep.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The first six angels named to the runway are Adriana Lima, Alex Consani, Anok Yai, Joan Smalls, Lily Aldridge, and Yumi Nu.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Lambs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambs. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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