BAA

baa

(noun) the cry made by sheep

bleat, blate, blat, baa

(verb) cry plaintively; “The lambs were bleating”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

BAA

Initialism of Broad Agency Announcement.

Initialism of Business Associate Agreement: under HIPAA, a contract to protect personal health information

Anagrams

• A.B.A., AAB, ABA, Aba, aba

Etymology 1

Noun

baa (plural baas)

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

Synonyms

• bleat

• bleating

Interjection

baa

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

Verb

baa (third-person singular simple present baas, present participle baaing, simple past and past participle baaed)

To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.

Etymology 2

Noun

baa (plural baas)

The letter in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

• A.B.A., AAB, ABA, Aba, aba

Source: Wiktionary


Baa, v. i. Etym: [Cf. G. bäen; an imitative word.]

Definition: To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep. He treble baas for help, but none can get. Sir P. Sidney.

Baa, n.; pl. Baas. Etym: [Cf. G. bä.]

Definition: The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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