lambkin
lamb·kin/ˈlæmkɪn/noun
lambkin is spelled L-A-M-B-K-I-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (lamb·kin). It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lambkin means “A young lamb, a very young sheep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lambkin is lambkins.
How many letters and syllables are in lambkin?
| Letters | 7: L-A-M-B-K-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lamb·kin |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lambkin?
Lambkin appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lambkin?
- /ˈlæmkɪn/
Lambkin has 2 syllables, split lamb·kin in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lambkin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lambkin
- lambkins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lambkin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A young lamb, a very young sheep.
A lambkin’s snowy fleece
- 2
A term of endearment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lambkin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense young lamb:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lambkin come from?
From lamb + -kin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).