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red-headed

American

[red-hed-id, red-hed-id] / ˈrɛdˌhɛd ɪd, ˈrɛdˈhɛd ɪd /

Or redheaded

adjective

having red hair, as a person.
having a red head, as an animal, especially a bird.

red-headed British

adjective

(of a person) having red hair
(of an animal) having a red head

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Etymology

Origin of red-headed

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

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Which, the story goes, the red-headed stranger promptly tossed into a nearby trash bin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

The faces of the red-headed Bibas boys - Ariel and Kfir - are plastered on walls, road signs and in windows up and down the country.

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

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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