baldpate

• Nom désignant une personne chauve ou une espèce de canard (le canard siffleur), dont le mâle a une calotte blanche caractéristique.

A noun referring to a person with a bald head, or a type of duck (widgeon) where the male has a distinctive white crown.

1. Bald personB1informal

   A person who has no hair on their head.

   Personne chauve

   • The old man was a cheerful baldpate with a shiny head.
   • He joked that he was becoming a baldpate in his forties.
   • The character in the movie was a grumpy baldpate.

   Synonymesbaldheadbaldycue ballskinhead

2. C1formalamerican

   A type of duck, the male of which has a white crown, also known as the American wigeon.

   Canard siffleur d'Amérique

   • We spotted a baldpate swimming in the lake.
   • The male baldpate is easily identified by its white crown.
   • Birdwatchers often look for the baldpate during migration season.

   Synonymesamerican widgeon