pigtailed

adjective

pig·​tailed ˈpig-ˌtāld 

: wearing a pigtail

pigtailed little girls

Examples of pigtailed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Like Scheherazade telling stories to save her own life, the pigtailed scuba diver must convince the shark that there are better things to eat than herself. — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

When Jeff reads the votes, the pigtailed frontwoman lives to rock another day, while Nicole’s torch falls victim to the season’s first snuffing. — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025

Imagine the Disney logo without the castle, or Wendy’s without the pigtailed redhead, or Starbucks without its green mermaid. — Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Questions — and rumors — still swirl 25 years after the pigtailed 9-year-old vanished into a cold, stormy Valentine’s Night in 2000. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pigtailed

• ailed
• bailed
• baled
• failed
• flailed
• hailed
• haled
• jailed
• mailed
• nailed
• paled
• quailed