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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 womanplay

2. a woman of advanced ageplay

  Familiarity information: BELDAM used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BELDAM (noun)


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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