late lamb, noun phrase

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Translation of Afrikaans laatlammetjie.
laatlammetjie sense 1.
1971 Informant, Grahamstown (now Makhanda, Eastern Cape)I’ve got a little sister — she’s a late-lamb, only four years old. She’s a real little afterthought.
1979 T. Gutsche There Was a Man 30Nine years later, a ‘Laatlammetjie’ (or ‘late lamb’ as such an event was called in Arnold’s future home) was born and christened Alfred.
1991 V. Warren Informant, Alberton, GautengLate lamb. Child born years after completion of family.
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