v. & n.
v.intr. 1 (past crowed or crew) (of a cock) utter its characteristic loud cry. 2 (of a baby) utter happy cries. 3 (usu. foll. by over) express unrestrained gleeful satisfaction.
n. 1 the cry of a cock. 2 a happy cry of a baby.
[ OE crawan, of imit. orig. ]