crone

(krōn)
n.
An ugly, withered old woman; a hag.

[Middle English, from Old North French carogne, carrion, cantankerous woman, from Vulgar Latin *carōnia, carrion, from Latin carō, carn-, flesh.]

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noun

An ugly, frightening old woman: beldam, hag, witch. Slang biddy. Archaic trot. See beautiful/ugly.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - morlil, kælling, gammelt hunfår

Nederlands (Dutch)
oude ooi, oud vrouwtje

Français (French)
n. - vieille bique

Deutsch (German)
n. - altes Weib

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γραϊδιο, γριά γκιόσα

Italiano (Italian)
vecchia strega

Português (Portuguese)
n. - velha (f)

Русский (Russian)
старуха (презр.)

Español (Spanish)
n. - arpía, bruja

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gammal käring

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
干瘪老太婆, 老母羊

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 乾癟老太婆, 老母羊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 쭈그렁 할멈, 늙은 암양

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しわくちゃ婆, おいぼれ雌羊, 老婆

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عجوز شمطا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זקנה בלה‬

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