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lamb

/ˈlæm/LAM
/ˈlæm/LAM

Meaninglamb

Common meaning: a young sheep

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishlamb‘lamb’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishlambsource
  3. Englishlamb‘a young sheep’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English lamb ‘lamb’.

Roots

  • lamb Old English “lamb”

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