bald spot

American  

[bawld spot] / ˈbɔld ˌspɒt /

Or baldspot

noun

1. an area on the scalp that has little or no hair and where hair no longer grows.

2. a small bare area that lacks the natural growth or covering that adjoining areas have.

   a brown bald spot on a lawn;

   a carpet's bald spots.

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Etymology

Origin of bald spot

First recorded in 1815–20

Example Sentences

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bald spot

Woody is so old, both in the franchise and in reality, that there’s a running gag about his ever-expanding bald spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Tariq recalls a colleague poking fun at his bald spot during a shopping trip, and describing that as "like an ice pick to my heart".

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025

Here, “cowlick” can mean either a bald spot or a tuft of hair sticking straight up, like the one the character Alfalfa sports in The Little Rascals.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 18, 2023

Part of the charm of a real tree is the realness; the wonky needle pattern, the errant bald spot, the jaunty angle of the topmost branch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

Dad faces the parking lot and rubs his bald spot.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner