red-headed

Or red·head·ed

[red-hed-id, red-hed-id]

adjective

1. having red hair, as a person.

2. having a red head, as an animal, especially a bird.

red-headed

adjective

1. (of a person) having red hair

2. (of an animal) having a red head

Word History and Origins

Origin of red-headed¹

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

The manager, Scott Millward, had been escorting a "red-headed" external auditor when the remark was made on 13 August 2024.

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Two decades later, with a legacy built on titles and big stages, Álvarez paused to reflect on his development from red-headed teenager who dreamed of being the best in the world to the current king of Mexican boxing with 63 victories.

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The cover photo speaks a thousand words, about the length of Orlean’s first assignment for an alt-weekly newspaper in Oregon: The red-headed author leans forward laughing as she steers a green go-kart.

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Which, the story goes, the red-headed stranger promptly tossed into a nearby trash bin.

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Wearing an orange kippah, or skullcap, he shared touching memories of his children and spoke of how he and his wife had been happily surprised on giving birth to their second red-headed boy.

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