bald spot

Or bald·spot

[bawld spot]

noun

1. an area on the scalp that has little or no hair and where hair no longer grows.

2. a small bare area that lacks the natural growth or covering that adjoining areas have.

   a brown bald spot on a lawn;

   a carpet's bald spots.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bald spot¹

First recorded in 1815–20