towheaded
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈtoʊˌhɛdɪd/
:
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- Neither Lewis nor Nathan had seen him in three years, but both of them knew the towheaded four-year-old in an instant.
- towheaded toddler
- towheaded kid
- towheaded boy
Examples
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I'm an old white lady, and my mother told me this when I was a pale little towheaded white girl.
Blog text (17) -
I'd say six and eight or so; two towheaded, stick-thin kids in shorts and T-shirts—but somehow they seemed the ones in charge.
Fiction book (1998) -
Jim, I have known you since you were a towheaded boy.
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Behind it was a church grade school, where towheaded children played hopscotch.
Academic text (2001) -
They stopped at a safe distance, initially afraid to come too close to the frozen, towheaded little figure.
Fiction book (1998) -
He was a scrawny, towheaded little boy who would grow up to be a magnificent man.
Fiction book (1994) -
Some were towheaded and jowly, like Joy; others were darker and more angular.
Fiction book (1995) -
"You better watch where you're runnin'!" yelled a towheaded boy in a cloth cap.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the mirror, a towheaded kid in overalls is dragged into the door by a puffing, hunched-over daddy.
Fiction book (1992) -
As a towheaded child, she was often mistaken for her twin brother due to their similar hair color.
Synonyms
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2.7
Hair, fur, or a color that is a little blonde
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2.6
Having pale hair like blond or light brown
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4.2
Very light pale blond hair with a slight gray or silver color
Hair that is very light and almost white
Antonyms
How Light
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Towheaded comes from tow 'the pale fibre of the flax plant used to make rope' and head 'the top of the body'. So, towheaded means hair that looks like that pale fibre — very light blond or almost white.