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
  • Kidman, as well as original co-star Sandra Bullock, will both reprise their roles as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, who descend from a storied lineage of witches.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Montgomery played Samantha Stephens, a charming witch attempting to live a normal suburban life with her mortal husband.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though the character is traditionally played as a cackling crone, she'll be glammed up for Wednesday.
    EW.com, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Today, there are 12 practitioners at Tea & Tarot that do a variety of things including Akashic records, tea leaf readings, angel numbers and numerology, herbal facials, tarot, herbal tarot, crone magic, astrology, mediumship and animal communication.
    Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But when the island’s prince is kidnapped, an unlikely alliance of an ogre, hag, wizard and fey will have only days to sneak around London to save him.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Beldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beldam. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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