beldam

noun bel·dam \ˈbel-dəm\

Definition of BELDAM

: an old woman

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bel·dam or bel·dame \ˈbel-dəm\

Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam

First Known Use: 1520

Synonyms: crone (or beldame), carline (or carlin) [chiefly Scottish], hag, hellcat, trot, witch

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