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beldam
bel·dam or bel·dame B0168100 (bĕl′dəm, -dăm)n. An old woman, especially one who is considered ugly.
[Middle English, grandmother : bel, indicating respect (from Old French bel, fine, from Latin bellus; see deu- in Indo-European roots) + dame, lady; see dame.]beldam (ˈbɛldəm) or beldamen1. archaic an old woman, esp an ugly or malicious one; hag2. an obsolete word for grandmother[C15: from bel- grand (as in grandmother), from Old French bel beautiful, from Latin bellus + dam mother, variant of dame]bel•dam (ˈbɛl dəm, -dæm) also bel•dame (-dəm, -ˌdeɪm)
n. an old woman, esp. an ugly one; hag. [1400–50; late Middle English: grandmother <bel- grand- (< Middle French bel fine; see belle) + dam mother (see dam 2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  beldam - an ugly evil-looking old woman beldame, crone, hag, witchold woman - a woman who is old | | 2. |  beldam - a woman of advanced age beldameold woman - a woman who is old |
beldam or beldame
nounAn ugly, frightening old woman:crone, hag, witch.Slang: biddy.Archaic: trot.beldam
Synonyms for beldamnoun an ugly, frightening old womanSynonymsSynonyms for beldamnoun an ugly evil-looking old womanSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a woman of advanced ageSynonymsRelated Words |