redheaded

adjective

red·​head·​ed ˈred-ˌhe-dəd How to pronounce redheaded (audio)
: having red hair or a red head

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On nearby Kibbutz Nir Oz, Yarden and Shiri Bibas and their two redheaded young boys were among 79 people taken hostage that same morning while 46 were murdered. Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025 Yarden Bibas, Shiri’s husband and the father of the two redheaded boys, was abducted separately during the attack, which set off Israel’s 15-month war in Gaza that killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and left much of the enclave in ruins. Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 Footage of Bibas clutching her two redheaded sons—9-month-old Kfir and 4-year-old Ariel—as they were taken to Gaza by militants remains deeply ingrained in the nation's collective memory. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 The Bibas family and their two small redheaded children had become a symbol of the hostage struggle in Israel throughout the war, with posters of their faces plastered along city streets and commemorations held on the children's birthdays. Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redheaded

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of redheaded was in 1565

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“Redheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redheaded. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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redheaded

adjective
red·​head·​ed -ˈhed-əd How to pronounce redheaded (audio)
: having red hair or a red head
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