Baa

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: bɑː
• US IPA: bæ, bÉ‘
• IPA: bæ̰ː, bæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀ
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Homophones: bah, bar in some pronunciations

Origin

Compare German bäen; an imitative word.

Full definition of baa

Noun

1. (onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.
2. The letter ب in the Arabic script.

Synonyms

• bleat
• bleating

Interjection

1. (onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

Verb

1. To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.He treble baas for help, but none can get. - Sir Philip Sidney

Anagrams

• aba, ABA