variants or beldame
Definition of beldamnext
as in hag
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
  • Ah, the famous and epic love between an up-and-coming designer and his hag.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The regulars fired at them with a booming 12-pounder that made the American boys lift their knees like old hags, trip and founder as tentacles of water dragged them under.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • To date, Quiet Light has made forays into diaristic folk-pop (Going Nowhere), wispy witch house (Pure Hearts), Alex G experimentalism (Fourth of July), and loop-heavy voice note collages (Blue Angel Sparkling Silver).
    Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Get ready for witches, munchkins and even the wizard.
    Stacey Zable, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Beldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beldam. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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