Definition & Meaning of "widow"in English

Widow

a married woman whose spouse is dead and has not married again

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Simple

Countable

Plural form

widows

Examples

After her husband's passing, she became a widow.

to widow

cause to be without a spouse

Grammatical Information

Composition

derived

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

widow

3rd person singular

widows

Present participle

widowing

Past simple

widowed

Past participle

widowed

Lexical Tree

widowhood

widow

Nearby Words

Download Mobile App