🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Lamm oder Zicklein

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lam oːdɐ ˈtsɪklaɪn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yeanling/ˈjiːn.lɪŋ/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das neugeborene Lamm hüpfte über die Wiese."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A newly born sheep or goat; a lamb or kid.

    "The shepherd checked on the newly dropped yeanling in the shelter of the barn."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'yean' (meaning to give birth to a sheep or goat), originating from Old English 'ēanian', combined with the diminutive suffix '-ling'. It dates back to the late Old English period and has remained a specialized agricultural term used primarily in pastoral contexts.

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