adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of widow form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower. not-comparable

   "I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride."

Adjective

1. 1
   single because of death of the spouse wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bereavedbereftdepriveddivorcedfatherlessmotherless

Example

More examples

"The widowed mother had to go through a lot of hardships."

Related phrases

grass-widowed

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