baldy

bald·ie
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UK/ˈbɔːl.di/US/ˈbɔl.di/

noun

Someone who is bald.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

baldy1

nounbaldy (plural baldies)

plural baldies · alternative baldie

  1. derogatoryinformaloftenSomeone who is bald.

    Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldy; go up, you baldhead!"

    2000, World English Bible, 2 Kings 2:23

    Synonyms: baldhead, baldie, Baldilocks, baldpate, chrome dome, cue ball, follicly challenged, egghead

baldy2

adjectivebaldy (comparative more baldy, superlative most baldy)

comparative more baldy · superlative most baldy

  1. informalrareSomewhat bald; balding.

    And he's baldy as well.

    2000 August 10, Old Father Tim, “The Little Genital”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.rangers (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026
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    Look at it this way. If you gonna lose your hair then you have two options. 1: Be baldy and out of shape 2: Be baldy and in great shape

    1997 January 8, [Wayne Leone] <wgl00@ail.amdahl.com>, “psyche me up!”, in misc.fitness.weights (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026

    I know for a fact it causes people to speak in riddles and in tongues, it makes people pregnant, even virigins, causes floods, tornadoes, heatwaves - I know a fellow who was bushy haired when he joined AA, now he's baldy, another woman acquaintance was able to swim before she joined, now she can't, not a stroke.

    2003 August 8, Tommy, “Does AA cause suicides?”, in alt.recovery.aa (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026

    We are baldy apes who, over the years, have let our superior brain power mess us and the planet up.

    2006 February 23, Mark Jacobs, “When will they learn?”, in borland.public.off-topic (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026

    Think about it. I don't *need* any of you to like me. And who would seriously want to be liked by a group of identity-hiding malcontents who spend half their lives arguing about any old crap when they aren't busy pretending not be baldy middle aged men?

    2007 March 14, Zarok, “Re: I made the papers :)”, in uk.media.tv.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026

    Synonyms: baldish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSomewhat bald; balding.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna person whose head is bald or shaved

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

baldy · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Germanic*balluz
  3. Old English*beall
  4. Middle Englishbal?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰḗlH-o-m
  7. Proto-Germanic*bēlą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*bāl
  9. Old Englishbæl?
  10. Middle Englishballed
  11. Englishbald
  12. Englishbaldy

From bald + -y (nominalizing suffix).

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baldy · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Germanic*balluz
  3. Old English*beall
  4. Middle Englishbal?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰḗlH-o-m
  7. Proto-Germanic*bēlą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*bāl
  9. Old Englishbæl?
  10. Middle Englishballed
  11. Englishbald
  12. Englishbaldy

From bald + -y (“somewhat”).

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APA

baldy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baldy

MLA

“baldy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baldy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baldy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baldy.

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