Can the word "blonde" be used for a boy?
And if it's only for girls, what's the equivalent word for boys? Thanks.
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Yes, you can use "blond" - without an "e" - for boys.
"Blonde" automatically tells me the person is female.
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Yes, boys can be "blond", but there are persnickety spelling considerations if you care about such things. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blond#Etymology.2C_spelling.2C_and_grammar
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Yeah, that's interesting. Thanks :)
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Actually, it raises an interesting point - there are not many gender specific words (particularly adjectives) in English I think, apart from those that specifically refer to the female of a species, or perhaps are Latin or (as this one is) French. Blonde/Blond serve both as adjective and noun. A google search shows there has been discussion, and no one has turned up another such word.
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OK, I believe you. Haha.
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