adj.
- having a scalp wholly or partly lacking hair.
▸(of an animal) not covered by the usual fur, hair, or feathers.
- (of a tyre) having the tread worn away.
- (of language) plain; blunt.
Derivative
- balding adj.
- baldish adj.
- baldly adv.
- baldness n.
Etymology
ME: prob. from an OE base meaning ‘white patch’.