redheaded

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/ˈɹɛdˌhɛdɪd/

adjective

Having red hair.

Similar
gingerred-hairedrouseblondblondelight-haired
OriginEnglish headed ← Middle English heed ← Old English hēafod →
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Meanings

adjectiveredheaded (not comparable)

alternative red-headed

  1. not comparableHaving red hair.

    Synonyms: ginger, red-haired, rouse

  2. not comparableHaving a red head.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving red hair.

Similar
gingerred-hairedrouse

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving red hair and usually fair skin

Similar
blondblondelight-haired
Also see
red-haired

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós
  3. Proto-Germanic*raudaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*raud
  5. Old Englishrēad
  6. Middle Englishred
  7. Englishred
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  11. Proto-Germanic*haubudą
  12. Old Englishhēafod
  13. Middle Englishheed
  14. Englishhead
  15. Englishheaded
  16. Englishredheaded

From red + headed.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek πυρρός
  • πυρρός (purrhós)having red hair
Catalan pèl-roig
  • pèl-roighaving red hair
Chinese Mandarin 紅髮的 /红发的, 红发的
  • 紅髮的 /红发的 (hóngfáde)having red hair
  • 红发的 (hóngfàde)having red hair
Czech zrzavý
  • zrzavýhaving red hair
Danish rødhåret
  • rødhårethaving red hair
Dutch roodharig
  • roodharighaving red hair
Finnish punatukkainen
  • punatukkainenhaving red hair
French roux, rouquin
  • rouxhaving red hair
  • rouquinhaving red hair
German rothaarig
  • rothaarighaving red hair
Hungarian vörös hajú, vörösfejű
  • vörös hajúhaving red hair
  • vörösfejű(of an animal) having a red head
Icelandic rauðhærður
  • rauðhærðurhaving red hair
Irish rua, ceannrua
  • ruahaving red hair
  • ceannruahaving red hair
  • foltruahaving red hair
  • ruafholtachhaving red hair
  • fionnruahaving red hair
Italian rosso, rosso di capelli
  • rossohaving red hair
  • rosso di capellihaving red hair
Japanese 赤毛の, 赤髪の
  • 赤毛の (akage no)having red hair
  • 赤髪の (akagami no)having red hair
  • 紅毛の (kōmō no)having red hair
Korean 적모(赤毛)의, 적발(赤髪)의
  • 적모(赤毛)의 (jeongmo-ui)having red hair
  • 적발(赤髪)의 (jeokbar-ui)having red hair
  • 홍모(紅毛)의 (hongmo-ui)having red hair
Latin rūfus
  • rūfushaving red hair
Latvian rudmatains
  • rudmatainshaving red hair
Māori pawhero
  • pawherohaving red hair
Polish rudy, rudowłosy
  • rudyhaving red hair
  • rudowłosyhaving red hair
Portuguese ruivo
  • ruivohaving red hair
Russian ры́жий, рыжеволо́сый
  • ры́жий (rýžij)having red hair
  • рыжеволо́сый (ryževolósyj)having red hair
Scottish Gaelic ruadh
  • ruadhhaving red hair
Slovak ryšavý
  • ryšavýhaving red hair
Spanish pelirrojo, colorado
  • pelirrojohaving red hair
  • coloradohaving red hair
Swedish rödhårig
  • rödhårighaving red hair
Ukrainian руди́й, рудоволо́сий
  • руди́й (rudýj)having red hair
  • рудоволо́сий (rudovolósyj)having red hair
Welsh pengoch
  • pengoch(of an animal) having a red head
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APA

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Chicago

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