The meaning of WIDOW is a woman who has lost her spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried. How to use widow in a sentence.

/ ˈwɪd·oʊ / Add to word list a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again (Definition of widow from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died and has not remarried. The male form, "widower", is first attested in the 14th century, by the 19th century supplanting "widow" …

A widow is a woman whose husband has died. If your uncle dies, your aunt will become a widow.

a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again. She gets a widow’s pension. Definition of widow noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, …

Dec 14, 2025 · A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.

ME, deriv. of the n.] A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. Attach a copy of the employee's death certificate and a copy of the certificate of the marriage to the …

WIDOW meaning: 1 : a woman whose husband has died; 2 : a woman whose husband often leaves her alone while he plays sports or is involved in other activities

1. 'widow' You say that a woman is a widow when her husband has died and she has not married again. I had been a widow for five years. When a man has died, you can refer to his wife as his widow. His …

WIDOW definition: a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried. See examples of widow used in a sentence.