Synonyms for lambkin
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A young lamb, a very young sheep.
Forms
- Plural
- lambkins → loves, sugars, darlings, lambs…
Example sentences
- sugar In 1984, Coke started using HFCS instead of sugar.
- darling Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.
- lamb Have you got any preference between beef and lamb?
- sweetheart Sami ended up marrying his high school sweetheart.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lambkin | steady | |
| sugar | steady | |
| darling | rising | |
| lamb | steady | |
| sweetheart | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- love1, lamb1
- 5 letters
- sugar2
- 7 letters
- darling2
- 8 letters
- lambling
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sugar2 = 2 syllables).