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bel·dam or bel·dame  (bldm, -dm)

n.

An old woman, especially one who is considered ugly.

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[Middle English, grandmother : bel, indicating respect (from Old French bel, fine, from Latin bellus; see deu-² in Indo-European roots) + dame, lady; see dame.]

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beldam, beldame [ˈbɛldəm]

n

1. Archaic an old woman, esp an ugly or malicious one; hag

2. an obsolete word for grandmother

[from bel- grand (as in grandmother), from Old French bel beautiful, from Latin bellus + dam mother, variant of dame]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	beldam - an ugly evil-looking old woman       beldame, crone, hag, witch old woman - a woman who is old
	2.	beldam - a woman of advanced age beldame old woman - a woman who is old