beldame

== English == === Alternative forms === beldam === Etymology === Inherited from late (1400–1450) Middle English beldame, beldam, from Middle English bel (“attractive, fine, good”) (from Old French bel (“beautiful”), from Latin bellus) + dame, dam (“a mother, lady”), itself ultimately from Latin domina (“a mistress, lady”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛldəm/ Rhymes: -ɛldəm === Noun === beldame (plural beldames) (obsolete) A grandmother. (now archaic) An old woman, particularly an ugly one. ==== Synonyms ==== (ugly woman): crone, hag, harridan See also Thesaurus:ugly person ==== Antonyms ==== (grandmother): belsire, belchild === References === “beldame”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. === Anagrams === embaled == Spanish == === Verb === beldame second-person singular voseo imperative of beldar combined with me