1. South African term for ‘boss’
   "The workers referred to their employer as 'baas'"

1. The cry made by sheep
   "The baa of lambs filled the spring air"

1. Cry plaintively
   "The lambs were baaing";
   - bleat, blat [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: baases

Type of: boss, chief, cry, emit, foreman, gaffer [Brit, informal], honcho [N. Amer, informal], let loose, let out, utter

Encyclopedia: Baas, David