Widow - English meaning

Widow – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not married again.
Usage examples:
On her husband's death, a widow usually foresees a life full of harassment and humiliation.
noun
A last word or short last line of a paragraph falling at the top of a page or column and considered undesirable.
Usage examples:
So i saved the space by killing all the widow lines; i could cut a word and save a line. the next d…
noun
A widowbird.
Usage examples:
In africa, for instance, there are birds called widows and whydahs, many of which have tails longer…

verb
Become a widow or widower; lose one's spouse through death.
Usage examples:
He was recently widowed

noun
A woman whose husband has died and who has not married again

Widow translation into English

Widow: translate from English into Chinese

寡妇, 孀, 孀妇, 嫠

Widow: translate from English into Dutch

Weduwe, Tot weduwe maken

Widow: translate from English into French

Veuve, Devenir veuve, Devenir veuf, Perdre son épouse, Perdre son mari, Être privé de

Widow: translate from English into German

Witwe

Widow: translate from English into Hindi

विधवा, बेवा, राँड, रांड

Widow: translate from English into Italian

Vedova

Widow: translate from English into Korean

과부, 미망인, 돌리고 남은 패, 샴페인 술, 빼앗다, 과부가 되게 하다

Widow: translate from English into Russian

Вдова, Висячая строка, Лишать, Делать вдовой или вдовцом, Обездоливать, Отнимать

Widow: translate from English into Spanish

Viuda

Word origin

Old English widewe, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘be empty’; compare with Sanskrit vidh ‘be destitute’, Latin viduus ‘bereft, widowed’, and Greek ēitheos ‘unmarried man’.

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Widow – similar words

widowered

adjective
That is or has become a widower; of or belonging to a widower.

Widowered - all meanings in English

widower

noun
A man who has lost his spouse by death and has not married again.
Usage examples:
Many of the residents told to replace their sewers are retired, widows and widowers and single pare…

noun
A man whose wife has died and who has not married again

Widower - all meanings in English

widowed

verb
Become a widow or widower; lose one's spouse through death.
Usage examples:
He was recently widowed

adjective
Having lost one's spouse by death and not married again.
Usage examples:
Her widowed mother

adjective
Having lost a husband or wife through death
Usage examples:
My widowed uncle lives upstairs.

Widowed - all meanings in English

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