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baa

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
3
Pronunciation
[bɑː](UK)
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[bɑː](UK) · [bæ](US) · [bɑ](US) · [bæ̰ː] · [bæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀ]

Definition of baa

7 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (onomatopoeic)The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
    “Near-synonyms: bleat, bleating”
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noun

  1. (onomatopoeic)The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
    “Near-synonyms: bleat, bleating”
  2. The letter ب in the Arabic script.

intj

  1. (onomatopoeic)The characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.

verb

  1. To make the characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
    “Near-synonyms: blat, bleat (broad enough to include calves too)”
    “He treble baas for help, but none can get.”
    “The lamb bunted several irresponsive objects - never its dam's udder - baaing listlessly.”

name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Broad Agency Announcement.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Business Associate Agreement: under HIPAA, a contract to protect personal health information.
  3. An administrative atoll of the Maldives, officially named Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi.

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Etymology

Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word. Notes on phonological development The pronunciation /bɑː/ is perhaps a development from earlier /bæː/ reflecting the shift of /æː/ to /ɑː/ during the…

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Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word. Notes on phonological development The pronunciation /bɑː/ is perhaps a development from earlier /bæː/ reflecting the shift of /æː/ to /ɑː/ during the 18th and 19th centuries. Compare Early Modern English bae, bea, both "to baa", respectively displaying the then current pronunciation of Middle English /aː/ as /æː/ and the failure of Middle English /ɛː/ to raise, and the replacement of mew with meow for another instance where recent sound change has made onomatopoeia opaque.

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