English noun: lamb |
1. | lamb (animal) young sheep |
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| Broader (hypernym) | young mammal |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | baa-lamb, hog, hogg, hogget, lambkin, Persian lamb, teg |
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| Member meronym | genus Ovis, Ovis |
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2. | Lamb (person) English essayist (1775-1834) |
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| Synonyms | Charles Lamb, Elia |
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| Instance hypernym | essayist, litterateur |
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3. | lamb (person) a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dupe, victim |
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4. | lamb (person) a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) |
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| Synonyms | dear |
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| Broader (hypernym) | inexperienced person, innocent |
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5. | lamb (food) the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food |
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| Broader (hypernym) | meat |
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| Part holonym | cut of lamb, loin of lamb |
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| Part meronym | domestic sheep, Ovis aries |
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