-head

a native English suffix meaning “state of being” (godhead; maidenhead), occurring in words now mostly archaic or obsolete, many being superseded by forms in -hood.

Words nearby -head

-gyny, -haemia, -haired, -handed, -happy, -head, -hearted, -hedral, -hedron, -hemia, -hippus

Origin of -head

Middle English -hede, Old English *-hǣdu, feminine of -hād -hood

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British Dictionary definitions for -head

-head

combining form

indicating a person having a preoccupation as specifiedbreadhead

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