fair-haired

[ fair-haird ]
/ ˈfɛərˌhɛərd /
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adjective

having light-colored hair.

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Idioms for fair-haired

    fair-haired boy, Informal. a person, especially a young one, treated as a favorite or considered especially promising by a superior or the members of a group: He's the fair-haired boy of the literary set.

Origin of fair-haired

First recorded in 1620–30; fair1 + hair + -ed3

Words nearby fair-haired

fairfaced, Fairfax, Fairfield, fair game, fairground, fair-haired, fair-haired boy, Fairhaven, fairily, fairing, fairish
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Words related to fair-haired

darling, fancy, favored, fortunate, lucky, pet, preferred, cherished, treasured, blond, towheaded, blue-eyed, white-headed

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