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redheaded

redheaded

15 1.6
A person who has red hair and often fair skin
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɛdˌhɛdɪd/
translation icon : pelirrojo
  • My friend has bright, redheaded hair that stands out in a crowd.
  • redheaded girl
  • redheaded woman
  • redheaded boy

So that being said, tropes for our redheaded ladies in literature media of all kinds.

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Examples

  • Nettie Lee overheard Dr. Xiang telling the redheaded nurse that the next few days would determine the baby's prognosis.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Danny throws his skateboard in, slams the door, and turns to face Lizzy, a pretty, redheaded freshman.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • That nice redheaded nurse gave it to me as a gift.

    Coyote Ugly (2000)

  • There are millions of redheaded boys all over the world.

    Bathing Beauty (1944)

  • Yeah, she was quite a doll, that little redheaded girl of yours in San Diego.

    Pal Joey (1957)

  • He saw the boy, the redheaded boy.

    Fetch (2009)

  • The mouse walked over to the corner table, and a moment later, a redheaded waitress approached her.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The other nurse, the redheaded one, was feeding one of the babies with a syringe.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Andrew, the redheaded trip leader, strides toward them, his dinner jacket catching wind like a sail.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The redheaded girl in my class loves to play soccer during recess.

Synonyms

auburn
vsredheaded
1 4.4

Hair or fur that has a warm red-brown color

is redder and often paired with fair skin rather than brown tones
gingery
vsredheaded
4.9

A bright orange-brown color like some hair or fur

is redder and less orange in tone often with fair skin

Compounds

redheaded woodpecker
  • US
6.0

A medium-sized North American bird that pecks tree trunks, with black and white feathers and a bright red head

How Red

redheaded
15 1.6
blondish
2 2.7

Surface Forms

redheaded positive

Morphology

redheaded = redhead (transparent) = red + head + ed

Formed by adding '-ed' to the noun 'redhead'; the meaning 'having red hair' is directly derived from 'red' + 'head'.

Etymology

The word redheaded is made of red, head, and the ending -ed, where red means 'the color' and -ed means 'having'. So it simply means someone 'having' red hair, and today it describes a person with red hair and often fair skin.