baa

¹

[ ba, bah ]

verb (used without object)

, baaed, baa·ing.

1. to make the sound of a sheep; bleat.

noun

1. the bleating cry of a sheep.

B.A.A.

²

abbreviation for

1. Bachelor of Applied Arts.

BAA

¹

noun

1. the main airports operator in the United Kingdom; until privatization in 1987, an abbreviation for British Airports Authority

baa

²

/ bɑː /

verb

1. intr to make the cry of a sheep; bleat

noun

1. the cry made by sheep

Word History and Origins

Origin of baa¹

First recorded in 1580–90; imitative

Example Sentences

We are here in full support of our close friends at the BAA.

From The Daily Beast

As a result, the BAA became a prized, highly profitable business, much admired beyond the U.K.

From The Daily Beast

BAA is majority owned by the Spanish company Ferrovial, which has a record of negligence.

From The Daily Beast

The sheep were afraid, and walked away, crying "Baa-a-ah;" and the little lambs answered, "Baa-a-ah."

From Project Gutenberg

They are just as much a manufactured article as the little woolly "baa-baas" in the baby's Noah's Ark.

From Project Gutenberg

The sheep were bleating, and a soft baa of little lambs came sweetly to Helen's ears.

From Project Gutenberg

You hide yourself out there and baa like a sheep, and I will go in the other direction and bleat like a kid.

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The Mayo river 'baa todos los pueblos de indgenas llamados los Mayos.'

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