lambkin

[ lam-kin ]

/ ˈlæm kɪn /

a little lamb.

a person who is exceptionally sweet, young, and innocent, as a small child.

Origin of lambkin

First recorded in 1570–80; lamb + -kin

There may you see their sign, a gilt sheep and a lambkin; a brace of wolves sucking their dam would be nigher the mark.

The Cloister and the Hearth |Charles Reade
Corporal Lambkin now introduced his man, a German, with the highest compliment in his power, "He hab true colored-man heart."

Army Life in a Black Regiment |Thomas Wentworth Higginson
The attorney, looking at him, saw that he had eyes that resembled a lambkin's eyes.

The Open Boat and Other Stories |Stephen Crane
Corporal Lambkin now introduced his man, a German, with the highest compliment in his power: "He hab true colored-man heart."

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 |Various

Mr. Lambkin looked thinner and there were lines of worry on his face.

More William |Richmal Crompton

lambkin

/ (ˈlæmkɪn) /

a small or young lamb

a term of affection for a small endearing child