noun
- a person with a bald head
- a type of duck with a white crown on its head
Usage: informal
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.