bae.
Darling (term of endearment).
Meaning & usage
Darling (term of endearment).
Where this word comes from
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.
Asian pear.
Where this word comes from
From Korean 배 (bae).
To make the sound of a wild animal, to bay.
Where this word comes from
From Old French bay, combined with aphetized form of abay; verbal form Old French baier, abaier.
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