baas
baas noun: an employer, a boss (frequently used as a form of address). Also the plural of baa.
Noun (1)
baas (plural baases)
- An employer, a boss (frequently used as a form of address).
- ‘That's not what I'm complaining about, Baas,’ said Gordon.1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 40
- ‘Excuse me, baas,’ she said, 'you have knowing eyes.'1932, George Bernard Shaw, The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God, Hesperus Press Limited, published 1961, page 11
Noun (2) capitalized: BAAS
BAAS
Proper noun capitalized: BAAS
BAAS
- Initialism of British Association for American Studies.
- Initialism of Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society.
- Initialism of British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Noun (3) capitalized: BaaS
BaaS (uncountable)
Also used as
baas is also the plural of baa.
baas is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of baa.
Forms of baas
| plural | baases |
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Origin of baas
Borrowed from Afrikaans baas. Doublet of boss.
Inflected forms.
Questions about baas
- What does baas mean?
- Baas means an employer, a boss (frequently used as a form of address).
- What part of speech is baas?
- Baas can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of baas?
- The plural of baas is baases.
Words near baas in the dictionary
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