pigtailed

adjective

pig·​tailed ˈpig-ˌtāld How to pronounce pigtailed (audio)
: wearing a pigtail
pigtailed little girls

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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 For Good marks the arrival of Dorothy Gale, the pigtailed heroine played by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 26 Aug. 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 Still, the pigtailed problem child is making an appearance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, courtesy of a morbid Netflix float. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024 The primate facility is one of the nation's largest for breeding pigtailed macaques. Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 Like our pigtailed protagonist and her kindly, mustachioed grandfather, my kids speak a different language than their grandparents, but their bond transcends words. Husna Haq, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2023 Known to many as the blond pigtailed Charlie Duncan, Talerico shared a first day of school photo to her Instagram on Tuesday showing that she's all grown up. Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023 Later, the pigtailed girl refused to leave her bunk, and Klein took her to the infirmary for a temperature check. Ellen Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pigtailed was in 1725

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“Pigtailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigtailed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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