bald /bɔːld $ bɒːld/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from ball 'white spot on an animal's head' (13-16 centuries) , probably from Welsh bal ]
1 . having little or no hair on your head:
a bald man
his shiny bald head
Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties.
He combed his hair and tried to hide his bald patch (=part of someone’s head where there is no hair) .
2 . not having enough of what usually covers something:
The car’s tires are completely bald.
3 . bald statement/facts/truth a statement etc that is correct but gives no additional information to help you understand or accept what is said:
The bald truth was that Lori didn’t love her husband anymore.
—baldness noun [uncountable]