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- Dictionarywidow/ˈwɪdəʊ/
noun
- 1. a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not married again.
- 2. a last word or short last line of a paragraph falling at the top of a page or column and considered undesirable.
verb
- 1. become a widow or widower; lose one's spouse through death: "he was recently widowed"
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WIDOW definition: 1. a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again 2. a woman whose partner is…. Learn more.
widow: [noun] a woman who has lost her spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried. grass widow 2. a woman whose spouse or partner leaves her alone or ignores her frequently or for long periods to engage in a usually specified activity.
6 meanings: 1. a woman who has survived her spouse, esp one who has not remarried 2. informal a woman whose spouse is often.... Click for more definitions.
a widow’s pension See full entry Word Origin Old English widewe , from an Indo-European root meaning ‘be empty’; compare with Sanskrit vidh ‘be destitute’, Latin viduus ‘bereft, widowed’, and Greek ēitheos ‘unmarried man’.
Widow definition: a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.. See examples of WIDOW used in a sentence.
widow: 1 n a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried Synonyms: widow woman Types: dowager a widow holding property received from her deceased husband war widow a woman whose husband has died in war Type of: adult female , woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man) v cause to be without a spouse “The war widowed ...
Widow. A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died and has usually not remarried. The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed widowhood. [1] An archaic term for a widow is " relict ," [2] literally "someone left over". This word can sometimes be found on older gravestones.
What does the noun widow mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun widow, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. widow has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. Christianity (Old English) animals (Middle English) theatre (Middle English) birds ...
Definition of widow noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
widow / ˈ wɪdoʊ/ noun. plural widows. Britannica Dictionary definition of WIDOW. [count] 1. : a woman whose husband has died. 2. informal : a woman whose husband often leaves her alone while he plays sports or is involved in other activities. a football widow [=a woman whose husband spends a lot of time watching football]
