"ewe lamb" meaning in All languages combined

See ewe lamb on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ewe lambs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ewe lambren pl. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ewe lambren|g=p}} Middle English ewe lambren pl Head templates: {{en-noun}} ewe lamb (plural ewe lambs)
  1. A female lamb. Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-ewe_lamb-en-noun-TqP~-Kqf Disambiguation of Female animals: 69 31
  2. A poor person's sole possession (in reference to the Bible, 2 Samuel xii). Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Sheep
    Sense id: en-ewe_lamb-en-noun-t9DcnPab Disambiguation of Baby animals: 29 71 Disambiguation of Sheep: 25 75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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