baldpate
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of duck: "baldpate" refers to a widgeon, specifically the American widgeon (Mareca americana), a dabbling duck where the male has a distinctive white crown on its head.
- A bald-headed person: "baldpate" is an informal and somewhat old-fashioned or humorous term for a person who has no hair on their head.
Usage Examples
Noun (Duck):
- We spotted a flock of baldpates on the lake.
- The male baldpate is easily identified by its white crown.
Noun (Person):
- The old sailor was a cheerful baldpate.
- He joked that becoming a baldpate saved him money on haircuts.
Advanced Usage
- The term is more commonly used in ornithological contexts to refer to the duck. When referring to a person, it is often used in a light-hearted, descriptive, or literary way rather than as a modern, direct term.
- "as bald as a baldpate": an informal simile emphasizing complete baldness.
- After shaving his head, he was as bald as a baldpate.
Variants and Related Words
- Bald (adj): having little or no hair on the head.
- He has been bald since his twenties.
- Baldhead (n): another term for a bald person.
- American Widgeon (n): the more common modern name for the "baldpate" duck.
Synonyms
- For the duck: American widgeon.
- For the person: baldie, baldhead, chrome dome (slang).
Related Phrases
- Bald as a coot: an idiom meaning completely bald, similar in use to "bald as a baldpate."
- Years of swimming have left him bald as a coot.
Noun
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a widgeon the male of which has a white crown
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a person whose head is bald
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