baldpate

English

A baldpate (person) with a baldpate.

A baldpate (bird)

Etymology

From bald +‎ pate.

Noun

baldpate (plural baldpates)

1. A bald-headed person.
   • c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, act 5, scene 1, line 324:

     Come hither, goodman baldpate.

   • 2016 November 7, Philip Wen, “Crown Casino's Chinese middle-man to VIP high rollers was among arrests”, in stuff.co.nz‎^[1]:

     A baldpate with an often aloof demeanour, Tian is one of Crown's most lucrative private junket operators, effectively a middleman who recommends wealthy Chinese high rollers in return for a commission.

2. A bald head.
   • 2013 September 16, Natasha Vargas-Cooper, “What If the Best Remedy for a Broken Family Is No Family at All?”, in Pacific Standard‎^[2]:

     Peri is in his 70s and has a thick silver mustache and a baldpate covered by a yarmulke.

3. A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).
   • 2015 August 19, “Bird-shooting season opens this weekend”, in Jamaica Observer‎^[3], archived from the original on 20 September 2015:

     The Baldpate and White-winged Dove are two of the four game birds that can be hunted during the 2015 bird-shooting season.

Synonyms

• (bald person): See Thesaurus:bald person
• (bald head): chrome dome
• (bird): American wigeon, Anas americana, zuisin

Translations

bald-headed person — see baldy