/ˈwɪdoʊ/

noun

verb


widow

BrE /ˈwɪdəʊ/

NAmE /ˈwɪdoʊ/

a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again


widow

BrE /ˈwɪdəʊ/

NAmE /ˈwɪdoʊ/

be widowed

if sb is widowed, their husband or wife has died

She was widowed when she was 35.

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widowed

BrE /ˈwɪdəʊd/

NAmE /ˈwɪdoʊd/

his widowed father