BALDPATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does baldpate mean? 

• BALDPATE (noun)
  The noun BALDPATE has 2 senses:

1. a person whose head is bald or shaved

2. a widgeon the male of which has a white crown

  Familiarity information: BALDPATE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BALDPATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person whose head is bald or shaved

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

baldhead; baldpate; baldy; skin; skinhead

Hypernyms ("baldpate" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A widgeon the male of which has a white crown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American widgeon; Anas americana; baldpate

Hypernyms ("baldpate" is a kind of...):

Anas penelope; widgeon; wigeon (freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals)