baldie

1 7.9

An informal word for a person who has little or no hair on the head

noun
/ˈbɔːldi/

Informal

: calvo

Kids should not have been cut out from being educated. I wish Baldie never got voted in in the first place, and maybe—just maybe—

Examples

Just a spot roasting in the sun, waiting for its Turkey Red Wheat and its "Red Baldie" cattle to grow rich in protein.

Fiction book (1993)
Baldie.

Ticker (2001)
"Plus," said one baldie, "she's responsible for that deal with their new label."

Fiction book (1999)
Baldie.

Ticker (2001)
WELL, WE RUN A MIXED HERD, BUT MOSTLY BLACK BALDIES.

The Horse Whisperer (1998)
I noticed a group of friends at the bar, and one baldie stood out with his bright smile.
My uncle is a baldie, and he always jokes about how he saves money on haircuts.
During the reunion, the baldie shared stories of his adventures with the rest of the classmates.

Synonyms

baldy

vsbaldie

Informal

9 7.9

A person who has little or no hair on their head

is informal but less joking, focusing on very little or no hair

baldhead

vsbaldie

1 7.2

A person with no hair on their head

is informal and used playfully rather than as a plain description

baldpate

vsbaldie

Archaic

9.9

A person with no hair on the head

is informal and modern rather than old fashioned in tone

Surface Forms

baldie singular

baldies plural

Morphology

baldie = bald (transparent) = bald + ie

The informal suffix '-ie' converts 'bald' into a familiar/informal noun denoting a person who is bald, a meaning directly derived from the adjective.

Etymology

Baldie is an informal, friendly form of bald plus the ending -ie. bald means 'without hair', and the -ie ending makes words sound small or familiar, like doggie or selfie, so baldie simply means a person with little or no hair and is often used in a teasing or friendly way.