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baas¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Afrikaans baas. Doublet of boss.

noun baases

  1. South Africa An employer, a boss (frequently used as a form of address). ‘That's not what I'm complaining about, Baas,’ said Gordon.

baas²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of baa

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of baa

BaaS³

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of backup as a service
  2. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of backend as a service

BAAS⁴

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of British Association for American Studies
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
  3. abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of British Association for the Advancement of Science

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@misc{baas_2026,
  title = {baas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}