widow
🇺🇸
/ˈwɪdəʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈwɪdəʊ/
noun
C1
a woman whose husband has died and has not remarried
The widow received support from her community after her husband passed away.
verb
R
to become a widow when your husband dies
She was widowed at a young age and raised her children alone.
translation
a woman whose husband has died and has not remarried
to become a widow when your husband dies
Word Forms
Plural
widows
Perfect
widowed
Past
widowed
Progressive
widowing
3rd Present
widows