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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


baa

2

/ bɑː /

verb

  1. intr to make the cry of a sheep; bleat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the cry made by sheep
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baa1

First recorded in 1580–90; imitative
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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