beldam[noun]Synonyms: dame, gammer, grandam, oldster, hag, bag, bat, biddy, crone, drab, trot, witch
Contrasted words: damsel, lass, maid, miss
Related Idioms: old girl
Related Words: grandmother,
granny,
grand dame,
matron,
matriarch [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
beldam noun.
['bɛldǝm] arch. Also
beldame.
LME.[from BEL adjective + DAM noun2.]1. A grandmother; any remote ancestress.
LME-M19.2. An old woman; a hag, a virago.
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