bald
[ bawld ]
/ bɔld /
adjective
verb (used without object)
to become bald.
noun
(often initial capital letter)Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
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Origin of bald
1250–1300; Middle English ball(e)d, equivalent to ball white spot (compare Welsh bal,Greek phaliós having a white spot) + -ed-ed3
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British Dictionary definitions for bald
bald
/ (bɔːld) /
adjective
having no hair or fur, esp (of a man) having no hair on all or most of the scalp
lacking natural growth or covering
plain or blunta bald statement
bare or simple; unadorned
Also: baldfaced (of certain birds and other animals) having white markings on the head and face
(of a tyre) having a worn tread
Derived forms of bald
baldish, adjectivebaldly, adverbbaldness, nounWord Origin for bald
C14 ballede (literally: having a white spot); related to Danish bǣldet, Greek phalaros having a white spot
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Medical definitions for bald
bald
[ bôld ]
adj.
Lacking hair on the head.
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