gray hair



*gray hair(s)

 
1. Lit. a lightening of the hair caused by aging or hereditary factors. (*Typically: get ~ have ~ give someone ∼.) I get more gray hair the older I get. I guess my genes give me gray hair.
2. Fig. a lightening of the hair caused by stress or frustration. (*Typically: get ~ have ~ give someone ∼.) I'm getting gray hairs because I have three teenage boys. I have gray hair from raising four kids.
See also: gray, hair

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hamlin['hæmlin]
RheaREE-ə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Makari-Russian (Archaic)
Ida['aidə]
Marjani-Eastern African, Swahili
Onyeka-Western African, Igbo