red-headed
Americanadjective
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having red hair, as a person.
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having a red head, as an animal, especially a bird.
adjective
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(of a person) having red hair
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(of an animal) having a red head
Etymology
Origin of red-headed
First recorded in 1555–65
Example Sentences
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"I have red-headed grandchildren and seeing the photographs is really very heartbreaking."
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025
Better birders than I have already debunked the “sightings” as likely being of pileated woodpeckers or red-headed woodpeckers.
From Slate • May 27, 2023
After nearly two decades of trying to increase the red-headed vulture population, the zoo is starting to see results, with another egg being incubated by its parents in conservation.
From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2023
Only a few days passed before Stamos demanded that the Olsen twins be rehired, saying the red-headed children were “terrible.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023
Jefferson Lumen, his wife, and Clare sat on the opposite side of them looking like three angry red-headed dolls gleefully ready to watch her get kicked out.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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