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- (by extension, informal, often humorous or sarcastic, in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.
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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.
- English (US)
WIDOW meaning: 1. a woman whose husband or wife has died and...
- Znaczenie Widow, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
widow definicja: 1. a woman whose husband or wife has died...
- Widow: Russian Translation
WIDOW translate: вдова , висячая строка. Learn more in the...
- Widow Spanish Translation
WIDOW translate: viuda, viuda [feminine, singular]. Learn...
- Widow: Italian Translation
WIDOW translate: vedova, vedova, (diventare vedovo/vedova)....
- Widow: Thai Translation
WIDOW translate: แม่ม่าย, เป็นม่าย. Learn more in the...
- Widow: Polish Translation
WIDOW translate: wdowa, bękart, wdowa, spowodować czyjeś...
- Widow: Indonesian Translation
WIDOW translate: janda, menjanda. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
The meaning of WIDOW is a woman who has lost her spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried. How to use widow in a sentence.
noun. 1. a woman who has survived her spouse, esp one who has not remarried. 2.(usually with a modifier) informal. a woman whose spouse is often away from home indulging in a sport, etc. a golf widow. 3. printing. a short line at the end of a paragraph, esp one that occurs as the top line of a page or column.
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 definition: a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.. See examples of WIDOW used in a sentence.
A widow is a woman whose husband has died. If your uncle dies, your aunt will become a widow . If a person's spouse dies, that person is referred to as either a widow or — in the case of a man whose wife dies — a widower.
widow. She gets a widow’s pension. Definition of widow noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.