baldhead C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈbɔːldˌhɛd/ UK /ˈbɔːldˌhɛd/ See IPA manual Freq #98835 Meanings 1 noun dated: a person with a bald head The speaker jokingly described himself as the only baldhead in the family photograph. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · dated: a person with a bald... bald personbaldpatebaldy Word family Derived forms baldheaded Related forms baldbaldness Etymology A compound of bald + head, recorded from the sixteenth century. Applied to a person, it is now dated and can sound mocking, so neutral modern prose normally says 'bald person.' Topics People & Society Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # baldhead **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɔːldˌhɛd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɔːldˌhɛd/ **Frequency rank:** 98835 ## Meanings 1. dated: a person with a bald head ## Examples - The speaker jokingly described himself as the only baldhead in the family photograph. ## Synonyms - bald person - baldpate - baldy ## Derived Forms - baldheaded ## Related Forms - bald - baldness ## Etymology A compound of bald + head, recorded from the sixteenth century. Applied to a person, it is now dated and can sound mocking, so neutral modern prose normally says 'bald person.' ## Topics - People & Society - Register & Style markdown