US /ˌɡreɪˈhɛdɪd/ UK /ˌɡreɪˈhɛdɪd/
adj Freq #295262

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having gray or white hair, especially as a sign of age

    A gray-headed woman welcomed the travelers at the door.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · having gray or white hair,... gray-hairedwhite-hairedhoary
Word family
Related forms graygrizzled

Etymology

From gray + headed. Gray has described hair losing its color with age since Old English; headed forms adjectives that characterize a person by the appearance of the head or hair.

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