Crone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹoʊn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crone is a noun meaning An archetypal figure, a wise woman.
Meaning
An archetypal figure, a wise woman.
More Meanings
- An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
- (archaic) An old woman.
- (obsolete) An old ewe.
- (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
Example Sentences
A few old battered crones of office.
But still the crone was constant to her note.
In traveling homeward, buy forty good crones, and fat up the bodies of those seely bones
The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel, in the midst of a small patch of potatoes and Indian corn, which his master had given him on setting him free.
Word Forms
- crones
Synonyms for crone
Depending on context, synonyms include babushka, bag, bat, beldame, biddy, bluehair.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beldame, hag, witch, beldam, crony, cronehood.
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