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BELDAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beldam mean?
• BELDAM (noun)
The noun BELDAM has 2 senses:
1. an ugly evil-looking old woman
2. a woman of advanced age
Familiarity information: BELDAM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ugly evil-looking old woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
beldam; beldame; crone; hag; witch
Hypernyms ("beldam" is a kind of...):
old woman (a woman who is old)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A woman of advanced age
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
beldam; beldame
Hypernyms ("beldam" is a kind of...):
old woman (a woman who is old)
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