redhead

noun

red·​head ˈred-ˌhed 

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

Examples of redhead in a Sentence

Her brothers are both redheads.

Recent Examples on the Web

Jones said her daughter inherited the texture from her, a naturally mid-dark blonde with dense hair, while the color comes from Christopher who is a natural redhead. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025

Admittedly, this one is pretty specific — one of you will need to be a twink, and one of you will need to be a redhead, or at least be in possession of a red wig. —James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025

Molly Ringwald’s Textured Bob One of the most memorable redheads of the ’80s, Molly Ringwald was also a short-hair icon, chopping her strands into bobs and pixies in a variety of textures. —Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025

Whitney Rose is a civil-rights leader for redheads. —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redhead

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead

Kids Definition

redhead

noun

red·​head -ˌhed 

: a person having red hair