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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.
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.
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. In most cases, people stop using the word widow if the woman marries again.
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. An archaic term for a widow is "relict," literally "someone left over". This word can sometimes be found on older gravestones. The male form, "widower", is first attested in the ...
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.
Widow Definition. A woman who has outlived her spouse; esp., such a woman who has not remarried. An extra group of cards dealt when the hands are dealt, typically for use by the winning bidder. A woman whose spouse is often away indulging in a specified hobby, sport, etc. A golf widow.
Definition of widow noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WIDOW definition: 1. a woman whose husband has died 2. in printing, the last line of a paragraph, separated from the…. Learn more.
1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried. 2. (in cards) an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table. 3. a. a short last line of a paragraph, esp. one less than half of the full measure or one consisting of only a single word.
