lambkin

US /ˈlæm.kɪn/
UK /ˈlæm.kɪn/
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1.

a young lamb

:
The shepherd gently carried the newborn lambkin.
The children loved watching the playful lambkins in the field.
2.

a term of endearment for a gentle or innocent person

:
Come here, my sweet lambkin, and tell me what's wrong.
She always calls her youngest child her little lambkin.