beldams

variants or beldames
Definition of beldamsnext
plural of beldam
as in hags
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
  • Grotesque sea hags, killer clowns, demonic self-help books and more plague the town and its mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys).
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • And nor are any of the spooky figures, which range from 1950s housewives to toothless hags.
    The Week, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Others determined how to identify and punish witches.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
  • Released in 1993, Hocus Pocus is set on a Halloween Night when three 17th century witches — Winnie (Midler), Sarah (Parker), and Mary (Najimy) — are resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts, hundreds of years after their heyday.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 May 2026
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“Beldams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beldams. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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