baldy

English

Alternative forms

• baldie

Etymology

From bald +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːl.di/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl.di/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔːldi
• Hyphenation: bald‧ie
• Homophone: baldie

Noun

baldy (plural baldies)

1. (informal, often derogatory) Someone who is bald.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bald person

   • 2000, World English Bible, 2 Kings 2:23

     Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldy; go up, you baldhead!"

Derived terms

• baldy-headed

 

Translations

person with little or no head hair — see bald person

Anagrams

• Dalby, Dybal, badly, blady