beldam
bel·dam
noun \ˈbel-dəm\Definition of BELDAM
: an old woman
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bel·dam or bel·dame \ˈbel-dəm\
Examples of BELDAM
- <knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood>
Origin of BELDAM
Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam
First Known Use: 1520
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