Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
bald-pated is an adjective meaning "lacking hair on all or most of the scalp". It carries one recorded sense.
lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
“a bald pate”
“a bald-headed gentleman”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for bald-pated come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.