1. a person with a bald head
Usage: informal
2. a type of duck with a white crown on its head
Usage: also called American wigeon

Examples

• The old baldpate sat reading his newspaper in the park.
• My grandfather was a cheerful baldpate who never wore a hat.
• The hunters spotted a flock of baldpates near the marsh.
• Baldpates are common waterfowl in North American wetlands.
• The baldpate duck is easily recognized by its distinctive white crown.
• We watched the baldpates feeding in the shallow water.