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▪ I. † ba, v. Obs. rare. [Prob. a nursery or jocular word, imitating the action of the lips in an infant's kiss; but cf. OF. bae-r, bee-r, to open the mouth, gape.] To kiss, as a child. In the second quot. it seems to be used substantively for the action of kissing. (Cf. OF. baée, opening of the mouth.)
c1386Chaucer Wife's Prol. 433 How mekly lokith Wilkyn our scheep! Com ner, my spouse, let me ba thy cheke. a1529Skelton My darling dere 9 With ba, ba, ba, and bas, bas, bas, She cheryshed hym both cheke and chyn. ▪ II. ba early form of bo a. Obs. both. |