beldam
[ bel-duhm, -dam ]
/ ˈbɛl dəm, -dæm /
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noun
an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
Obsolete. grandmother.
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Also bel·dame [bel-duhm, -deym]. /ˈbɛl dəm, -ˌdeɪm/.
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beldam
beldame
/ (ˈbɛldəm) /
noun
archaic an old woman, esp an ugly or malicious one; hag
an obsolete word for grandmother
Word Origin for beldam
C15: from bel- grand (as in grandmother), from Old French bel beautiful, from Latin bellus + dam mother, variant of dame
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