Definition
Having a bald head; completely hairless on the head, or sometimes meaning foolish or reckless (as in 'baldheaded rush').
Etymology
Compound adjective from 'bald-headed,' from Old English elements, used since at least the 15th century, sometimes with metaphorical meanings related to recklessness.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'go bald-headed for something' means to rush at it recklessly—possibly because a bald-headed warrior was easy to spot and harder to protect, making the image one of foolish exposure!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንቁላል
en-de en-kwi-la-l
ARالعربية
رأس خال
ra-as kha-al
DEDeutsch
kahlköpfig
kah-l-koep-fig
ELΕλληνικά
γυμνό κεφάλι
gim-no ke-fa-li
GUGU
શિરોમુખી
shi-ro-mu-khi
HEעברית
ראש גולש
rosh gol-sh
HIहिन्दी
खाली सिर
kha-li sir
HUMagyar
csupasz fej
csup-asz fej
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala botak
ke-pa-la bo-tak
KO한국어
머리 텅 빈
meo-ri teng-bin
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala botak
ke-pa-la bo-tak
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
PTPortuguês
careca
ka-re-ka
SWKiswahili
kichwa chafu
ki-chwa cha-fu
TAதமிழ்
முடி இல்லாத
mu-di il-la-ath
TRTürkçe
boş kafalı
bo-sh ka-fa-li
UKУкраїнська
голий
go-liy
VITiếng Việt
đầu trọc
dau trok
ZUZU
umuntu obomvu
oo-mu-ntu o-bom-vu