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lambie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From lamb + -ie.

Meanings

1. (childish, endearing) A lamb.
   • They are misguided by misinformation, and talking the Undisputed Truth is a physical means of weaning these little lambies from their childish and sheep like behaviour. 2014, Lee Maddaford, True Enlightenment, page 29:
   • The part I don't like about sheep and wool festivals? The part where the little lambies aren't considered part of the fiber-bearing aspect but as part of the snack-food aspect. Lambies on a stick or ground up into sausage are not nearly as much fun to imagine as gamboling lambies waiting happily to be shorn. 2011, Mary Beth Temple, The Secret Language of Knitters, page 113:
   • Your lambies aren't lambies anymore, but they're pining for you just the same, and I'll drop them off on my way back if you want. 2008, Karen J. Hasley, Waiting for Hope, page 226:

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