baa

Lamb's vocal call

Baa is the bleating sound a sheep makes, or a representation of that sound.

As a verb, to baa is to make this sound: The lamb baaed for its mother.

The word is onomatopoeic—it sounds like what it describes.

Baa, baa, black sheep begins a familiar nursery rhyme.

sound

sheep

Woolly farm animal

  • lambJuvenile sheep
  • eweFemale ovine
  • ramAdult male sheep

call · vocalize · cry · noise · moo · oink · cluck · farmyard · animal · vocal

pastoral

sheep

Woolly farm animal

grazing · countryside · rural · bucolic · idyll · flock · woolly · lamb · hillside · Arcadia

nursery

lamb

Juvenile sheep

snow · children · rhyme · song · innocent · sweet · woolly · follow · school · playful

imitation

mimic

One who copies others

  • copyIdentical reproduction made
  • echoReflected sound wave
  • parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird

mock · impersonate · childish · playful · nursery · onomatopoeia · sound effect · pretend · roleplay

Categories
Opposites
animal vocalizations

baamoo

Bovine vocalization

roar · growl · howl · bark · meow

Family

baaing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G