lambien.
/ˈlami/, U.S. /ˈlæmi/, Scottish English /ˈlamɪ/ Originally Scottish.
A term of endearment for a lamb and hence for a child or young person.
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1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green iii. 30 She her Man, like a Lamy led Hame.
1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 8 For 'tweish twa hillocks the poor lambie lies.
1786 R. Burns Holy Fair iii, in Poems 42 The third cam up, hap-step-an'-loup, As light as ony lambie.
1801 H. Macneill Poet. Wks. II. 84 I held her to my beating heart, My young, my smiling Lammie!
1879 C. M. Yonge Burnt Out ix. 149 Is he hurt? Is my little lambie hurt?
1935 N. Mitchison We have been Warned iv. 357 Oh, Lilias, what have you got, Lambie—oh, a lovely stone.
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