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noun \ˈ wich\ ==Definition of WITCH == 1: one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially : a woman practicing usually blackwitchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar : sorceress— compare warlock2: an ugly old woman : hag3: a charming or alluring girl or woman4: a practitioner of Wicca5: witch of agnesi—witch·like adjective—witchy adjectiveSee witch defined for English-language learners »See witch defined for kids » ==Examples of WITCH ==
 * 1) an herbalist and self-proclaimed witch
 * 2) Her mother-in-law is a bitter old witch.

==Origin of WITCH == Middle English wicche, from Old English wicca, masculine, wizard & wicce, feminine, witch; akin to Middle High Germanwicken to bewitch, Old English wigle divination, and perhaps to Old High German wīh holy — more at victimFirst Known Use: before 12th century ==Related to WITCH == Synonyms: enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress[+ more] ==Other Occult Terms == augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo,numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith