bald

[ bawld ]
/ bɔld /

adjective

verb (used without object)

to become bald.

noun

(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.

Origin of bald

1250–1300; Middle English ball(e)d, equivalent to ball white spot (compare Welsh bal, Greek phaliós having a white spot) + -ed -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM bald

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bald

bald balled bawled

Example sentences from the Web for bald

British Dictionary definitions for bald

bald
/ (bɔːld) /

adjective

having no hair or fur, esp (of a man) having no hair on all or most of the scalp
lacking natural growth or covering
plain or blunt a bald statement
bare or simple; unadorned
Also: baldfaced (of certain birds and other animals) having white markings on the head and face
(of a tyre) having a worn tread

Derived forms of bald

baldish, adjective baldly, adverb baldness, noun

Word Origin for bald

C14 ballede (literally: having a white spot); related to Danish bǣldet, Greek phalaros having a white spot

Medical definitions for bald

bald
[ bôld ]

adj.

Lacking hair on the head.