Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [bawld-peyt]
- /ˈbɔldˌpeɪt/
- /bˈɔːldpeɪt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [bawld-peyt]
- /ˈbɔldˌpeɪt/
Definitions of baldpate word
- noun baldpate a person with a bald head 3
- noun baldpate the American wigeon 3
- noun baldpate a baldheaded person 3
- noun baldpate American wigeon 3
- noun baldpate baldhead (def 1). 1
- noun baldpate the American widgeon, Anas americana, having a gray head with a white crown. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of baldpate
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; bald + pate
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Baldpate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
baldpate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
baldpate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with ba
- Words starting with bal
- Words starting with bald
- Words starting with baldp
- Words starting with baldpa
- Words starting with baldpat
- Words starting with baldpate