widowed

English

Adjective

widowed (not comparable)

1. (of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.
   • 1959, Don McLean, American Pie (song):

     I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride.

Derived terms

• grass-widowed

Translations

(of a previously married person) whose spouse has died

Basque: alargun (eu) Catalan: vidu (ca), viudo (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: ovdovělý (cs) Finnish: leskeksi jäänyt, leski- French: veuf (fr) m, veuve (fr) f Galician: viúvo (gl) m, viúva f German: verwitwet (de) Greek: Ancient: χήρειος (khḗreios) Hungarian: megözvegyült (hu) Ingrian: leski Italian: vedovo (it) Maori: pūtao Portuguese: viúvo (pt), enviuvado Romanian: văduv (ro) Slovak: ovdovený Spanish: viudo (es) Tetum: faluk Turkish: dul (tr) Welsh: gweddw (cy)

Verb

widowed

1. simple past and past participle of widow