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Synonyms for crone

Most common

hag witch old woman old lady

All synonyms

Noun

1. Hag — an old woman

hag, witch, old woman, old lady, biddy, granny informal, gargoyle, bat, caroline, trot, bag, beldam, grandam dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An old woman.

Related words

Word family
cronehood

Forms

Plural
crones → hags, witches, biddies, grannies…

Example sentences

  • witch If you're really a witch, where's your broomstick?
  • hag One day I, too, would like to be a mean old hag.
  • biddy Mary is upset because Tom called her an old biddy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cronerising
witchrising
hagrising
biddyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bag1, bat1, hag1
4 letters
trot1
5 letters
witch1, biddy2
6 letters
granny2, beldam
7 letters
grandam
8 letters
caroline3, gargoyle2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (biddy2 = 2 syllables).