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

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sunbonnet

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 ● Feb. 6, 2024

Once a girl in a sunbonnet and cotton dress came into Neiman's for a complete outfitting on her first visit to Dallas.

From Time Magazine Archive

The little old lady in the crisp white Mother Hubbard and blue gingham sunbonnet looked out of place in Palm Springs, California's gold-plated winter playground for Hollywood stars and Eastern industrialists.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Mull poked her pointy face out from under the brim of her yellow sunbonnet.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

I swung around and stood face to face with a little old lady in a pale blue sunbonnet and a loose brown dress.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George