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featherbrain

[ feth-er-breyn ]
/ ˈfɛð ərˌbreɪn /
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noun
a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
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Also featherhead.

Origin of featherbrain

First recorded in 1830–40; feather + brain

OTHER WORDS FROM featherbrain

feath·er·brained, adjective

Words nearby featherbrain

featherback, feather banding, featherbed, featherbedding, featherbone, featherbrain, feathercut, feather duster, feather-duster worm, feathered, featheredge
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Words related to featherbrain

blockhead, blunderer, bonehead, botcher, bumbler, butcher, butterfingers, clod, dolt, donkey, duffer, dunce, fool, foul-up, fumbler, goofball, idiot, ignoramus, incompetent, klutz

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British Dictionary definitions for featherbrain

featherbrain

featherhead

/ (ˈfɛðəˌbreɪn) /
noun
a frivolous or forgetful person

Derived forms of featherbrain

featherbrained or featherheaded, adjective
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