Definitions
The bleating sound made by a sheep or goat.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: bleat, bleating”
“Near-synonyms: blat, bleat (broad enough to include calves too)”
“He treble baas for help, but none can get.”
The New Arcadia
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sheep sound”3 letters
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