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 put all of us in, someone had to be the dog or a witch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The English actor married Persia White — who played Abby Bennett, one of the famous Bennett witches and the mother to Kat Graham's character, Bonnie.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Beldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beldam. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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