variants or beldame
as in witch
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

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Noun
  • Like Wicked and The Wind on Her Tongue, Circe tells the story from the perspective of the witch.
    Anita Kopacz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The actress celebrated her very first Golden Globes nomination Monday morning, receiving a nod in the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy category for her role as the titular witch in Marvel’s Agatha All Along.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Popular culture’s usual parade of toothless codgers and crones increasingly seemed obsolete.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • As the moon passes through its phases, Ixchel passes through the phases of a woman’s life, from maiden to mother to crone.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Oh, and Jen is also there, dressed as the hag form of the Evil Queen from Snow White.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Beldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beldam. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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