bae
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Syncopic form of babe or baby. Notably, it is sometimes incorrectly linked to the unrelated Danish word bæ (“poop”). Sometimes claimed to derive from "before anyone else", a possible backronym.
bae (plural baes)
bae (plural baes)
From Old French bay, combined with aphetized form of abay; verbal form Old French baier, abaier.
bae (third-person singular simple present baes, present participle baeing, simple past and past participle baed)
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Borrowed from English pie, from Middle English pye, pie, probably from Latin pīca (“magpie, jay”) (from the idea of the many ingredients put into pies likened to the tendency of magpies to bring a variety of objects back to their nests).
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From English bay, from French baie.
bae m (plural baeau)
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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From Proto-Tai *pajᴬ (“to go”). Cognate with Thai ไป (bpai), Northern Thai ᨻᩱ (pai), Khün ᨻᩱ (pai), Lao ໄປ (pai), Lü ᦺᦔ (ṗay) and ᦺᦗ (pay), Tai Dam ꪼꪜ, Shan ပႆ (pǎi), Aiton ပႝ (pay), Bouyei bail.
bae (Sawndip forms 𭆛 or 丕 or 批 or 䢙 or 贝 or 𫨰, 1957–1982 spelling bəi)
bae (Sawndip forms 𭆛 or 丕 or 批 or 䢙 or 贝 or 𫨰, 1957–1982 spelling bəi)
bae (1957–1982 spelling bəi)
Compare Cantonese 批 (pai1, “to plaster”).
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bae (1957–1982 spelling bəi)