baa n 1: the cry made by sheep v 1: cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {bleat}, {blate}, {blat}, {baa}]
Baa \Baa\ (b[aum]), v. i. [Cf. G. b[aum]en; an imitative word.] To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep. [1913 Webster] He treble baas for help, but none can get. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
Baa \Baa\ (b[aum]), n.; pl. {Baas} (b[aum]z). [Cf. G. b[aum].] The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat. [1913 Webster]