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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Blonde ambition, but be a fiery redhead and add a dash of alien glamour.
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Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Bingley is archtypically sweet-faced and, for whatever reason, on the dirty-blond-to-redhead spectrum.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
The shade range is expansive, too, and features auburn, which is perfect for redheads, and taupe for blondes.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
Harry and Meghan’s kids, both redheads, usually appear in Meghan’s social media photos either in shots taken from behind or with their faces obscured with stickers.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
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Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Bingley is archtypically sweet-faced and, for whatever reason, on the dirty-blond-to-redhead spectrum.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
The shade range is expansive, too, and features auburn, which is perfect for redheads, and taupe for blondes.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
Harry and Meghan’s kids, both redheads, usually appear in Meghan’s social media photos either in shots taken from behind or with their faces obscured with stickers.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Redhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redhead. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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redhead
noun
red·head
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: a person having red hair
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