male-patterned baldness
- noun
- /meɪl ˈpætərnd ˈbɔldnəs/
- Specialized
:
calvicie de patrón masculino
- He started to notice male-patterned baldness in his early twenties, especially at the front of his head.
Examples
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The doctor explained that male-patterned baldness is caused by genetics and hormonal changes.
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Many men experience male-patterned baldness as they age, leading to thinning hair on the crown and temples.
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That's why it is called male patterned baldness.
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Synonyms
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3.2
Little or no hair on the top of the head
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3.0
Common hair loss in men that makes hair thin on the top and the hairline go back
Antonyms
How Bald
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- Archaic
- Specialized
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2.7
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4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
male-patterned + baldness
The phrase literally denotes baldness that follows a ‘male’ pattern: the constituents 'male' + 'patterned' + 'baldness' combine compositionally to indicate a type of hair loss typical in men. This is a straightforward modifier+noun construction found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the component words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Male-patterned baldness comes from the simple idea that many men's hair falls out in a clear shape: hair moves back at the temples and thins on the top of the head. So the parts male, patterned, and baldness mean 'baldness' in men that follows a certain 'pattern', which is why the phrase names this common type of hair loss.