baldy
Syllables: bald·ieUK/ˈbɔːl.di//ˈbɔl.di/
baldy noun: someone who is bald.
Noun
baldy (plural baldies)
- Someone who is bald.
- Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldy; go up, you baldhead!"2000, World English Bible, 2 Kings 2:23
- Synonyms:
- baldhead, baldie, Baldilocks, baldpate, chrome dome, cue ball, follicly challenged, egghead, slaphead, Mr. Clean
Adjective
baldy (comparative more baldy, superlative most baldy)
- Somewhat bald; balding.
- Look at it this way. If you gonna lose your hair then you have two options. 1: Be baldy and out of shape 2: Be baldy and in great shape1997 January 8, [Wayne Leone] <wgl00@ail.amdahl.com>, “psyche me up!”, in misc.fitness.weights (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026
- And he's baldy as well.2000 August 10, Old Father Tim, “The Little Genital”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.rangers (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026
- Synonyms:
- baldish
Examples of baldy in a sentence
- We are baldy apes who, over the years, have let our superior brain power mess us and the planet up.2006 February 23, Mark Jacobs, “When will they learn?”, in borland.public.off-topic (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:
- And who would seriously want to be liked by a group of identity-hiding malcontents who spend half their lives arguing about any old crap when they aren't busy pretending not be baldy middle aged men?2007 March 14, Zarok, “Re: I made the papers :)”, in uk.media.tv.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:
Synonyms of baldy
- baldhead
- baldie
- Baldilocks
- baldpate
- chrome dome
- cue ball
- follicly challenged
- egghead
- slaphead
- Mr. Clean
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Forms of baldy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | baldies |
| alternative form | baldie |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more baldy |
| superlative | most baldy |
Origin of baldy
From bald + -y (nominalizing suffix).
From bald + -y (“somewhat”).
Words formed from baldy
Phrases with baldy
Words that rhyme with baldy
Questions about baldy
- What does baldy mean?
- Baldy means someone who is bald.
- How do you use baldy in a sentence?
- We are baldy apes who, over the years, have let our superior brain power mess us and the planet up.
- What part of speech is baldy?
- Baldy can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce baldy?
- Baldy is pronounced /ˈbɔːl.di/ (UK).
- What is the plural of baldy?
- The plural of baldy is baldies.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: baldy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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