pigtailed

adjective

pig·​tailed ˈpig-ˌtāld 

: wearing a pigtail

pigtailed little girls

Examples of pigtailed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wednesday Season 3 has added Paris, France to production, with the titular pigtailed protagonist pictured standing in front of the Eiffel tower. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026

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

The farm vehicle belonged to our turbaned Sikh host, Jagroop Singh, and his family; joyful relatives joined us onboard, including Singh’s gleeful children and 5-year-old pigtailed niece. — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026

And its pigtailed protagonist — to many, as recognizable and beloved a horror villain as Freddie Krueger or Jason Voorhees — is little Rhoda, whose mother (Nancy Kelly) discovers over the course of the film is actually a murderous sociopath. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 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