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
beldams
noun
variants or beldames
as in witches
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
- witches
- carlins
- carlines
- hellcats
- viragoes
- trots
- crones
- hags
- viragos
- shrews
- harpies
