widow
Translation
widow
Examples
She has been a widow for ten years.
She has been a widow for ten years.
Grammar Patterns
to be ((a widow)) to be a woman whose husband has died My grandmother is a widow.
Similar Words
Antonyms: wife, husband
Etymology
From Old English 'widuwe', from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to be empty, separate'.
Memory Tips
The 'w' at the end of 'widow' can remind you it refers to a 'woman'.