beldam vs old woman

beldam and old woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beldam	Yes	No	No	No
old woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, old woman is a hypernym of beldam; that is, old woman is a word with a broader meaning than beldam:

As nouns, old woman is a hypernym of beldam; that is, old woman is a word with a broader meaning than beldam:

beldam (noun)	old woman (noun)
a woman of advanced age	a woman who is old
an ugly evil-looking old woman	herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant