Home › Words › L › lambinglambinglambing · name — A surname.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyProbably a North German and Dutch patronymic surname from a short form of Lambert.nameA surname.nounthe act of a ewe giving birth to a lambDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.lamber 81% match — A ewe that gives birth to a lamb. vs lambing →foaling 65% match — act of giving birth to a foal vs lambing →calving 65% match — The act of giving birth to a calf vs lambing →tupping 64% match — The act of a ram mating with a ewe. vs lambing →lambish 63% match — Characteristic of a lamb; lamblike vs lambing →lambling 63% match — A young or little lamb. vs lambing →lambkin 62% match — A young lamb, a very young sheep. vs lambing →sheepshearing 62% match — The act of shearing sheep. vs lambing →