featherbrain

American  

[feth-er-breyn] / ˈfɛð ərˌbreɪn /

noun

1. a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.

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featherbrain British  

/ ˈfɛðəˌbreɪn /

noun

1. a frivolous or forgetful person

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Other Word Forms

• featherbrained adjective

Etymology

Origin of featherbrain

First recorded in 1830–40; feather + brain

Example Sentences

I prayed he didn’t tell Karl and Perilee what a featherbrain their new neighbor was.

From Literature

“And look! There’s one of Sis Crow’s nephews. That featherbrain owes Gum Baby some money.”

From Literature

Insults used include “nincompoop,” “nitwit,” “sap,” “fool” and “featherbrain.”

From Washington Post

“It’s not headless—it’s a white cow with a black head, you little featherbrain!”

From Literature

As to her devices for getting rid of her mother and Betty and the landlady and Thomas and Miss Sukey Morton, who called to inquire whether Mrs. Featherbrain's new novel was called The Affectionate Aunt or The Disconsolate Uncle,—why, they were as old as the first writer of tales and I will not weary you with their repetition.

From Project Gutenberg