fair-haired

American  

[fair-haird] / ˈfɛərˌhɛərd /

adjective

1. having light-colored hair.

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idioms

1. fair-haired boy, 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.

Etymology

Origin of fair-haired

First recorded in 1620–30; fair ¹ + hair + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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fair-haired

The baffling disappearance of a fair-haired, little boy from a remote Australian farm has been declared a major crime, with detectives pointing the finger at a suspect in his home.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

The other was Lance Kenton, 20, lean and fair-haired, his posture as straight as a soldier’s.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024

The BBC investigation has found that, at the time of the murder, White looked similar to the unidentified suspect known as the "fair-haired attacker".

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2023

At a weekly outdoor market, Russian shoppers nearly outnumbered Turks, arriving with wheeled shopping baskets and fair-haired children in strollers to sample the olives and haggle with the cheese sellers.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022

Katharine was a tall, fair-haired girl, very straight, with splendid movements.

From "1984" by George Orwell