towhead

noun

1. a head of very light blond, almost white hair.
2. a person with such hair.
3. a sand bar in a river, especially a sand bar with a stand of cottonwood trees.

noun often derogatory

1. a person with blond or yellowish hair
2. a head of such hair

n.

also tow-head, in reference to tousled blond hair, 1830, from tow (n.) + head (n.). Related: Towheaded.