Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Germanic *balluz
Old English *beall
Middle English bal?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m
Proto-Germanic *bēlą
Proto-West Germanic *bāl
Old English bæl?
Middle English balled
English bald
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English baldy
From bald + -y (nominalizing suffix).
Meanings
(derogatory, informal, often) Someone who is bald.
Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldy; go up, you baldhead!" 2000, World English Bible, 2 Kings 2:23
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Germanic *balluz
Old English *beall
Middle English bal?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m
Proto-Germanic *bēlą
Proto-West Germanic *bāl
Old English bæl?
Middle English balled
English bald
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English baldy
From bald + -y (“somewhat”).
Meanings
(informal, rare) Somewhat bald; balding.
Look at it this way. If you gonna lose your hair then you have two options. 1: Be baldy and out of shape 2: Be baldy and in great shape 1997 January 8, [Wayne Leone] <wgl00@ail.amdahl.com>, “psyche me up!”, in misc.fitness.weights (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:
Think about it. I don't *need* any of you to like me. And who would seriously want to be liked by a group of identity-hiding malcontents who spend half their lives arguing about any old crap when they aren't busy pretending not be baldy middle aged men? 2007 March 14, Zarok, “Re: I made the papers :)”, in uk.media.tv.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:
We are baldy apes who, over the years, have let our superior brain power mess us and the planet up. 2006 February 23, Mark Jacobs, “When will they learn?”, in borland.public.off-topic (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:
I know for a fact it causes people to speak in riddles and in tongues, it makes people pregnant, even virigins, causes floods, tornadoes, heatwaves - I know a fellow who was bushy haired when he joined AA, now he's baldy, another woman acquaintance was able to swim before she joined, now she can't, not a stroke. 2003 August 8, Tommy, “Does AA cause suicides?”, in alt.recovery.aa (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:
And he's baldy as well. 2000 August 10, Old Father Tim, “The Little Genital”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.rangers (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026: