1
: a person having red hair
2
: a North American duck (Aythya americana) resembling the related canvasback but having a shorter bill with a black tip and in the male a brighter reddish head
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Her brothers are both redheads.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
Emma Chamberlain appeared on the cover of Vogue Czechoslovakia as a redhead.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
Roles came quickly for the charismatic young redhead.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
For the 83rd Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, Anderson, 58, returned to her signature hue after a brief stint as a redhead.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Redhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redhead. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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redhead
noun
red·head
-ˌhed 
: a person having red hair
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