Definition of "lamb" in English

noun

1. A young sheep.

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

2. (obsolete) A young goat; a kid.

   • The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Exodus 12:5: “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:”

3. (uncountable) The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.

4. (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.

5. Lambskin.

6. A simple, unsophisticated person.

7. (finance, slang) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.

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

verb

1. (intransitive) Of a sheep, to give birth.

2. (transitive or intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.

   • The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.