Lambed

/læmd/

मेमने जनना; (भेड़ का) मेमनों को जन्म देना

Origin & History

From the noun "lamb" + verb-forming use meaning “to give birth to lambs”; recorded in English from the late Middle English period.

संज्ञा "lamb" (मेमना) से बना क्रिया-प्रयोग, अर्थ “मेमनों को जन्म देना”; अंग्रेज़ी में इसका प्रयोग उत्तर मध्य अंग्रेज़ी काल से मिलता है।

Definition

Used to describe a ewe (female sheep) that has given birth, or the act/event of giving birth to lambs.

भेड़ (मादा भेड़/ईव) के मेमनों को जन्म देने की क्रिया/घटना या यह बताने के लिए कि भेड़ ने मेमने जने हैं।

Parts of Speech

Verb:
The ewe lambed during the night.
Verb (past participle):
A lambed ewe needs extra feed and water.

Usage Examples

Most of the flock lambed in early spring.
The shepherd checked which ewes had lambed.
She recorded the date each ewe lambed.

Synonyms

Gave birth Delivered Brought forth (lambs) Yeaned (regional/rare; for sheep)

Antonyms

Miscarried Aborted (the pregnancy)

Related Forms

Noun
Verb
Adjective
Lambing (as in lambing shed/pen)

Idioms & Phrases

Lambing season
मेमने जनने का मौसम
To lamb down (dialectal)
मेमने जनना (बोलचाल/क्षेत्रीय प्रयोग)