beldam
noun
bel·dam ˈbel-dəm 
variants or beldame
: an old woman
Synonyms
- carline [chiefly Scottish]
- carlin
- crone
- hag
- hellcat
- trot
- witch
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Example Sentences
knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood
Word History
Etymology
Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam
First Known Use
1520, in the meaning defined above
beldam
noun
variants or beldame
as in witch
a mean or ugly old woman knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- witch
- crone
- hag
- carlin
- carline
- virago
- hellcat
- harpy
- trot
- shrew
