bab

noun2

1. •
   (UK, informal) A baby.
2. •
   A bait for eels, consisting of a bundle of live worms.

verb1

1. •
   To fish for eels using a bab.

   • The babbers follow the eels, and you may see fifteen boats as close together as possible, babbing away, and catching as much as four stone-weight of eels per boat of a night. — 1884

noun1

1. •
   Initialism of blame avoidance behavior