redheaded

adjective

red·​head·​ed ˈred-ˌhe-dəd How to pronounce redheaded (audio)
: having red hair or a red head

Examples of redheaded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The film begins with a mother innocently buying her son a redheaded doll. Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2023 Who was that redheaded woman with the stunning voice? Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024 The title character of Nimona is a redheaded shape-shifter (Chloë Grace Moretz) who befriends outcast knight Sir Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed) after the latter is framed for the murder of the queen (Lorraine Toussaint). Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 June 2023 Their waitress was a perky redheaded teenager with a British accent. Marsha Porter, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024 Miranda Hobbes—everyone’s favorite sardonic redheaded corporate lawyer—stars in a crewneck, jogger, and tote splashed with vignettes from some of her most memorable scenes, as illustrated by artist Hazel Lee Santino. Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023 His first kiss with Nancy, then a redheaded teenager, in 1971. Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 At the outset of his presidency, Washington picked the redheaded Virginian as his top cabinet officer. Jessica Hornik, National Review, 13 July 2023 When he’d been sentenced to death — four years earlier, to the day — newspaper reports described the small, redheaded 25-year-old as defiant. Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redheaded was in 1565

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“Redheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redheaded. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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redheaded

adjective
red·​head·​ed -ˈhed-əd How to pronounce redheaded (audio)
: having red hair or a red head
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