Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [red-hed]
- /ˈrɛdˌhɛd/
- /ˈred.hed/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [red-hed]
- /ˈrɛdˌhɛd/
Definitions of redhead word
- noun redhead a person having red hair. 1
- noun redhead an American diving duck, Aythya americana, the male of which has a bright chestnut-red head. 1
- noun redhead sb with auburn or ginger hair 1
- countable noun redhead A redhead is person, especially a woman, whose hair is a colour that is between red and brown. 0
- noun redhead a person with red hair 0
- noun redhead a diving duck, Aythya americana, of North America, the male of which has a grey-and-black body and a reddish-brown head 0
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Origin of redhead
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; red1 + head
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Redhead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
redhead popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
redhead usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with redhead
- how to be a redhead?
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