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Word: Beldam
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘grandmother’): from Old French bel ‘beautiful’ + dam
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɛldəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an old woman.
Short Definition:old woman
Variant Forms:
- beldame
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