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

feather-veined, featherback, featherbed, featherbedding, featherbone, featherbrain, feathercut, feathered, featheredge, featherhead, feathering
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Words related to featherbrain

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

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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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