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Widow

🔄 Synonyms of "Widow"

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Word	Definition
widow womannoun	a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Widow"

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Word	Definition
widow womannoun	a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
widowernoun	A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from 14th c.]
widowhoodnoun	The state or period of being a widow or widower.
wifenoun	A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
spousenoun	A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
remarriagenoun	a second or subsequent marriage
womannoun	An adult female human.
bereavementnoun	The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
mourningnoun	Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
windownoun	An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
veuvenoun	—
relictnoun	(formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
dowagernoun	A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
surviving spousenoun	(law) A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse.
war widownoun	The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
grass widownoun	A married woman whose spouse is away.
widow lady	—
widdynoun	(Scotland, obsolete) A rope or halter made of flexible twigs or withes or such
husbandnoun	A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
daughternoun	One’s female offspring.