red-headed
Americanadjective
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having red hair, as a person.
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having a red head, as an animal, especially a bird.
adjective
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(of a person) having red hair
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(of an animal) having a red head
Etymology
Origin of red-headed
First recorded in 1555–65
Example Sentences
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The cover photo speaks a thousand words, about the length of Orlean’s first assignment for an alt-weekly newspaper in Oregon: The red-headed author leans forward laughing as she steers a green go-kart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
It’s nearly Halloween, so two girls are dressed as a witch and a red-headed fairy; there’s also a thirtysomething man in a puffy Tudor hat, doublet, and hose.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
Wearing an orange kippah, or skullcap, he shared touching memories of his children and spoke of how he and his wife had been happily surprised on giving birth to their second red-headed boy.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
In the liner notes for the Craft Recordings anniversary reissue, journalist Josh Modell calls it “the beautiful but misunderstood, complex but overlooked, difficult but incredibly rewarding red-headed stepchild of the R.E.M. catalog.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
This was the first time the red-headed woman had been allowed up to the table.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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