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.)
c. 1386. Chaucer, Wyf’s Prol., 433. How mekly lokith Wilkyn our scheep! Com ner, my spouse, let me ba thy cheke.
a. 1529. Skelton, My darling dere, 9. With ba, ba, ba, and bas, bas, bas, She cheryshed hym both cheke and chyn.
