ewe lamb
Young woolly daughter
A ewe lamb is a young female sheep.
The phrase often carries figurative weight from its biblical use—Nathan's parable of the poor man's single ewe lamb, his only possession and beloved like a daughter.
Someone's ewe lamb is thus a cherished person or thing, especially one carefully protected: She was her father's ewe lamb.
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- little oneYoung child, fondly
- cherishedHeld dear, prized
- ovineOf or like sheep
- belovedOne who is treasured
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