widow

wid·ow  (wd)

n.

1. A woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried.

2. Informal A woman whose spouse is often away pursuing a sport or hobby.

3. An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder. Also called kitty¹.

4. Printing

a. A single, usually short line of type, as one ending a paragraph, carried over to the top of the next page or column.

b. A short line at the bottom of a page, column, or paragraph.

tr.v. wid·owed, wid·ow·ing, wid·ows

To make a widow or widower of.

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[Middle English widewe, from Old English widuwe.]

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widow [ˈwɪdəʊ]

n

1. (Law) a woman who has survived her husband, esp one who has not remarried

2. (usually with a modifier) Informal a woman whose husband frequently leaves her alone while he indulges in a sport, etc. a golf widow

3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a short line at the end of a paragraph, esp one that occurs as the top line of a page or column Compare orphan [3]

4. (Group Games / Card Games) (in some card games) an additional hand or set of cards exposed on the table

vb (tr; usually passive)

1. to cause to become a widow

2. to deprive of something valued or desirable

[Old English widuwe; related to German Witwe, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus deprived), Sanskrit vidhavā]

widowhood  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	widow - a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried widow woman dowager - a widow holding property received from her deceased husband war widow - a woman whose husband has died in war adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Verb	1.	widow - cause to be without a spouse; "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia" leave behind, leave - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

Translations

widow [ˈwɪdəʊ]

A. N

1. → viuda f
to be left a widow → quedar viuda, enviudar
Widow Newson (archaic) → la viuda de Newson
widow's pension → viudedad f, pensión f de viudedad

2. (fig) I'm a golf widow → paso mucho tiempo sola mientras mi marido juega al golf
all the cricket widows got together for tea → todas las mujeres cuyos maridos estaban jugando al críquet se reunieron para tomar el té

B. VT to be widowed → enviudar, quedar viudo/a
she was twice widowed → ha enviudado dos veces, quedó viuda dos veces
she has been widowed for five years → enviudó hace cinco años, quedó viuda hace cinco años

C. CPD widow's peak N → pico m de viuda

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widow [ˈwɪdəʊ] n → veuve f
She's a widow → Elle est veuve.

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widow

n

→ Witwe f; to be left a widow → als Witwe zurückbleiben; golf widow (hum) → Golfwitwe f ? also grass widow

(Typ) → Hurenkind nt

vt → zur Witwe/zum Witwer machen; she was twice widowed → sie ist zweimal verwitwet

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widow [ˈwɪdəʊ]

1. n → vedova
to be left a widow → restare vedova
she is a golf widow (hum) → è una vedova del gioco del golf
widow's peak → attaccatura dei capelli a forma di V (sulla fronte)

2. vt to be widowed → restare vedovo/a

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widow [ˈwɪdəʊ]

1. n → vedova
to be left a widow → restare vedova
she is a golf widow (hum) → è una vedova del gioco del golf
widow's peak → attaccatura dei capelli a forma di V (sulla fronte)

2. vt to be widowed → restare vedovo/a

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widow

n widow [ˈwidəu]

a woman whose husband is dead My brother's widow has married again. weduwee أرْمَلَه вдовица vdova enke die Witwe χήρα viuda lesk(naine) بیوه leski veuve אַלמָנָה विधवा udovica özvegy(asszony) janda ekkja vedova 未亡人 과부 našlė atraitne balu weduwe enke wdowa viúva văduvă вдова vdova vdova udovica änka แม่ม่าย dul kadın 寡婦 вдова بیوہ bà góa 寡妇

v

to cause to become a widow or widower She/He was widowed in 1943. weduwee geword تَتَرَمَّل овдовявам ovdovět blive enke verwitwet χηρεύω enviudar leseks jääma بیوه شدن jäädä leskeksi devenir veuf, veuve לְהִתאַלמֵן विधवा होना postati udovicom, obudovjeti megözvegyül menjanda gera að ekkju/ekkli, missa manninn/konuna, verða ekkja/ekkill (diventare vedovo/vedova) 配偶者に死なれる 과부(홀아비)가 되게 하다 padaryti našle/našliu kļūt/padarīt par atraitni telah menjadi balu tot weduwe, weduwnaar worden bli enke, miste mannen sin spowodować czyjeś owdowienie enviuvar a deveni văduv(ă) овдоветь ovdovieť ovdoveti ostati udovica göra till änka (änkling) เป็นม่าย dul kalmak 喪偶 робити когось вдовою чи вдівцем بیوہ ہونا trở nên góa bụa 丧偶

n widower

a man whose wife is dead. wewenaar أرْمَل вдовец vdovec enkemand der Witwer χήρος viudo lesk(mees) مرد زن مرده leski veuf אַלמָן पुरूष जिसकी पत्नी मर चुकी हो udovac özvegyember duda ekkill, ekkjumaður vedovo 男やもめ 홀아비 našlys atraitnis duda weduwnaar enkemann wdowiec viúvo vă­duv вдовец vdovec vdovec udovac änkling พ่อม่าย dul erkek 鰥夫 вдівець وہ آدمی جس کی بیوی مر گءی ہو người góa vợ 鳏夫

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widow → أرملة vdova enke Witwe χήρα viuda leskinainen veuve udovica vedova 未亡人 과부 weduwe enke wdowa viúva вдова änka แม่หม้าย dul bà góa 寡妇