widow

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈwɪd.əʊ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈwɪd.oʊ/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: wid‧ow

Noun

Singular widow

Plural widows

1. (countable) A widow is a woman whose husband has died.

   The government supports the widows of dead soldiers.

Related words

• widower
• widowed