beldam

noun

ˈbel-dəm How to pronounce beldam (audio)
variants or beldame
Definition of beldamnext
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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  1. witch
  2. crone
  3. hag
Noun
  • For a show where the power of witches’ circles was so prominent, Agatha All Along felt like an appropriately full-circle moment for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Marvel’s Agatha All Along has reached the end of the Witches’ Road, which turned out to be quite the alternate reality constructed by a very powerful young witch.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of witch
Noun
  • 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
  • From its use of camera angles and extreme close-ups to frame Sue's hypersexual appeal to the heinous prosthetics that transform Moore into a monstrous crone, writer-director Coralie Fargeat wants to hammer home the ugliness, objectification, and self-loathing perpetuated by female beauty standards.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Definition of crone
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
Definition of hag
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