Baldwin

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɔːldwɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bôldwin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Bald•win  (bôldwin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical James, 1924-87, U.S. writer.
  2. Biographical James Mark, 1861–1934, U.S. psychologist.
  3. Lo•am•mi  (lō amī),USA pronunciation 1740–1807, U.S. civil engineer and developer of the Baldwin apple. Mat•thi•as William  (mə thīəs),USA pronunciation 1795–1866, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
  4. Biographical Roger, 1884–1981, U.S. advocate of constitutional rights: a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
  5. Biographical Stanley (1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley), 1867–1947, British statesman: prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.
  6. a variety of red, or red and yellow, winter apple, grown esp. in the northeast U.S.
  7. Place Namesa town on S Long Island, in SE New York. 31,630.
  8. Place Namesa city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. 24,598.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Baldwin /ˈbɔːldwɪn/ n
  1. James Arthur. 1924–87, US Black writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954)
  2. Stanley, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. 1867–1947, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37)
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