sunbonnet

American  

[suhn-bon-it] / ˈsʌnˌbɒn ɪt /

noun

1. a bonnet with a large brim shading the face and sometimes a piece projecting over the neck, worn by women and children.

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sunbonnet British  

/ ˈsʌnˌbɒnɪt /

noun

1. a hat that shades the face and neck from the sun, esp one made of cotton with a projecting brim now worn esp by babies

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Other Word Forms

• sunbonneted adjective

Etymology

Origin of sunbonnet

First recorded in 1815–25; sun + bonnet

Example Sentences

Once this infant phenom was discovered, she was put in a gingham dress and sunbonnet to sing on a circuit of local weddings and Methodist church socials.

From Los Angeles Times

For once I was glad of the privacy of the deep sunbonnet that Mother made me wear to prevent freckling.

From Literature

There were also sunbonnets for mares and baby bonnets for children’s ponies.

From Washington Post

I had never seen one before, but I had heard of them, and it was easy to sight him with his sunbonnet covered in white feathers and his shell horn.

From Literature

The mule wore a straw hat, and the woman wore a sunbonnet.

From Literature