hag
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈhag 
1
: an ugly, slatternly, or evil-looking old woman
2
archaic
a
: a female demon
b
: an evil or frightening spirit : hobgoblin
3
: witch
haggish
ˈha-gish
adjective hag
2 of 3noun (2)
1
British : quagmire, bog
2
British : a firm spot in a bog
Hag
3 of 3abbreviation
Haggai
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- beldam
- beldame
- carline [chiefly Scottish]
- carlin
- crone
- hellcat
- trot
- witch
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English hagge demon, old woman
Noun (2)
Scots, break in a moor, from Old Norse hǫgg cut, cleft; akin to Old English hēawan to hew
First Known Use
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Noun (2)
1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
hag
noun
ˈhag
1
: witch sense 1
2
: an ugly old woman
hag
noun
1
as in witch
a mean or ugly old woman although she looks like a hag, she's really the sweetest old lady you could ever hope to meet Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- witch
- crone
- shrew
- beldam
- beldame
- hellcat
- harpy
- trot
- carlin
- carline
- virago
2
as in sorceress
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers falsely accused of being a hag who had caused the plague Synonyms & Similar Words
- witch
- sorceress
- sorcerer
- enchantress
- warlock
- magician
- necromancer
- wizard
- hex
- enchanter
- charmer
- voodoo
- conjurer
- conjuror
- voodooist