noun
- plural of lamb; young sheep
- gentle, innocent, or meek people
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The lambs followed their mother across the field.
- Spring is when most lambs are born on the farm.
- The shepherd counted his lambs before nightfall.
- The children were as quiet as lambs during story time.
- She treated her students like lambs, protecting them from harsh criticism.
- The newborn lambs wobbled on unsteady legs.
- Among wolves, they were lambs led to slaughter.