towhead

Very light blonde

A towhead is a person, usually a child, with very light blond hair—the pale yellowish color of tow (flax or hemp fibers prepared for spinning).

The word appears most often as the adjective towheaded: a towheaded boy running through the yard.

The term evokes rural or nostalgic Americana.

blond

flaxen

Pale golden-yellow hue

sandy · ash · straw · cornsilk · honey · sun-bleached · fair-haired

sandbar

shoal

Shallow water hazard

  • spitExpelled mouth moisture
  • barDrinking establishment
  • shallowsAreas of little depth

bank · reef · island · islet · obstruction · hazard · navigation · grounding · channel

child

tot

Very young child

moppet · ragamuffin · cherub · scamp · waif · sprite · imp · tike · nipper · toddler

Categories
Opposites
hair color

towheadbrunette

Brown-haired person

dark-haired · raven-haired · black-haired · redhead · ginger

Family

towheaded, towheads

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G