The term RAMS AND LAMBS is an idiom that refers to two distinct groups of people. OVINES (6 letters) is a term used to refer to the family of animals that includes SHEEP, and SHEEP (5 letters) is a specific type of animal within that family. Rams and lambs are both members of the ovine family, with rams being male SHEEP and lambs being young SHEEP. The phrase RAMS AND LAMBS is often used to describe two different groups of people, with the rams representing the more powerful or influential group and the lambs representing the weaker or less influential group.