Some triple goddesses have the forms maiden, mother, and crone.
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Crone
//kɹoʊn//
Synonyms for "crone" (59 found)
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Translations
55 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- вещица noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- старица noun (old woman)
Catalan
3 entries- iaia noun (old woman)
- vella noun (old woman)
- àvia noun (old woman)
Czech
4 entries- baba noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- babice noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- babizna noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- bába noun (old woman)
Dutch
2 entries- besje noun (old woman)
- heks noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Finnish
4 entries- akka noun (old woman)
- eukko noun (old woman)
- kääkkä noun (old woman)
- kääkkä noun (old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman)
French
3 entries- mégère noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- sorcière noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- vieille noun (old woman)
Galician
2 entries- bruxa noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- coirón noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Hungarian
2 entries- banya noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- szipirtyó noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Irish
3 entries- ruacán caillí noun (old woman)
- seanchailleach noun (old woman)
- seanchailleach noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Italian
1 entries- strega noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Japanese
4 entries- お婆さん noun (old woman)
- クローネ noun (old woman)
- 外祖母 noun (old woman)
- 祖母 noun (old woman)
Latin
2 entries- anus noun (old woman)
- anus noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Macedonian
2 entries- ве́штерка noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- ста́рица noun (old woman)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Hakjs noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Polish
2 entries- baba noun (old woman)
- baba noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Portuguese
2 entries- bruxa noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- coroa noun (old woman)
Romanian
4 entries- baborniță noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- babă noun (old woman)
- cotoroanță noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- hoașcă noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Russian
2 entries- карга́ noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
- стару́ха noun (old woman)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- cailleach noun (old woman)
- cailleach noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Spanish
1 entries- bruja noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Swedish
2 entries- gumma noun (old woman)
- hagga noun (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The old crone "nichered" a laugh under her bonnet and bandage; she then drew out a short black pipe, and lighting it began to smoke.
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Mary is secretly a 3,000-year-old crone disguising herself with magic.
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But still the crone was constant to her note.
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