baa

¹ American  

[ba, bah] / bæ, bɑ /

verb (used without object)

baaed, baaing

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

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noun

1. the bleating cry of a sheep.

B.A.A. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Applied Arts.

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baa ¹ British  

/ bɑː /

verb

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

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noun

1. the cry made by sheep

BAA ² British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of baa

First recorded in 1580–90; imitative

Example Sentences

All baa myself: Is this Britain's loneliest sheep?

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

Bleat, baa, and ragdoll your way through the world getting up to all kinds of goat-flavored shenanigans.

From The Verge • Aug. 23, 2022

He’s all baa and no humbug in the new animated adventure “Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2021

They will bleat and baa and maybe even butt heads.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2017

The Signora points to the fur and says, “Baa, baa, baa. Is real!”

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech