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Widow
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
woman
whose
spouse
has
died
(and who has not
remarried
);
feminine
of widower.
●
A person whose
spouse
has
died
(and who has not remarried).
●
A
woman
whose
husband
is often
away
pursuing
a
sport
, etc.
●
In Card games:
An
additional
hand
of
cards
dealt
face down
in some
card games
, to be used by the
highest
bidder.
●
In Typography:
A
single
line
of type that
ends
a
paragraph
,
carried over
to the next
page
or column.
●
A
venomous
spider
, of the
genus
Latrodectus.
Verb
●
To make a
widow
or
widower
of someone; to cause the
death
of the
spouse
of.
●
To
strip
of anything valued.
●
To
endow
with a widow's right.
●
To be
widow
to.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
widow
English
widewe
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Mother
Wife
Bride
Mistress
Woman
Divorcee
Grandmother
Matriarch
Husband
Lady
Spouse
Maid
Girl
Daughter
Father
Parent
Granddaughter
Man
Grandson
Slave
Sister
Child
Family
Soldier
Nun
Princess
Female
Prince
Servant
Aunt
Stepmother
Prostitute
Housewife
Concubine
Son
Boy
Marriage
Victim
Groom
Knight
Plaintiff
Person
Priest
Deceased
Brother
Pensioner
Couple
Married
Governess
Housekeeper
Stepfather
Single Mother
Newly Wed
Married Couple
Vestal Virgin
More
Rhymes
Widow
Kiddo
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