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
hags
noun
1
as in witches
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
- witches
- crones
- shrews
- hellcats
- trots
- harpies
- carlines
- beldames
- beldams
- carlins
- viragos
- viragoes
2
as in sorceresses
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers falsely accused of being a hag who had caused the plague Synonyms & Similar Words
- witches
- sorceresses
- sorcerers
- enchantresses
- warlocks
- wizards
- necromancers
- magicians
- charmers
- enchanters
- hexes
- voodoos
- conjurers
- voodooists
- conjurors