B2nounrelationshipssociety
US/ˈwɪd.oʊ/
UK/ˈwɪd.əʊ/
a woman who has lost her husband through death and has not married again
In context
After her husband died in the accident, she became a widow at thirty.
The old widow next door lives alone with her three cats.
The charity gives small loans to widows so they can start a business.
Words that go with widow
adjective + noun
- young widowAs a young widow, she raised three children on her own.
- elderly widowVolunteers bring hot meals to an elderly widow on our street.
- grieving widowThe grieving widow thanked everyone for coming to the funeral.
noun + noun
- war widowHer grandmother was a war widow who raised four children alone.
verb + noun
- leave a widowHe died young and left a widow and two small children.
noun + preposition
- widow ofShe is the widow of a famous painter.