The widowed mother had to go through a lot of hardships.
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Widowed
Synonyms for "widowed" (8 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (2)
Related words (4)
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1 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 19 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- χήρειος adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Basque
1 entries- alargun adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Catalan
2 entries- vidu adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
- viudo adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Czech
1 entries- ovdovělý adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Finnish
2 entries- leskeksi jäänyt adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
- leski adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
French
2 entries- veuf adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
- veuve adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Galician
2 entries- viúva adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
- viúvo adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
German
1 entries- verwitwet adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Hungarian
1 entries- megözvegyült adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Ingrian
1 entries- leski adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Italian
1 entries- vedovo adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Māori
1 entries- pūtao adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Portuguese
2 entries- enviuvado adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
- viúvo adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Romanian
1 entries- văduv adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Slovak
1 entries- ovdovený adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Spanish
1 entries- viudo adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Tetum
1 entries- faluk adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Turkish
1 entries- dul adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Welsh
1 entries- gweddw adj ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Thousands of women were widowed by the war.
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Are you widowed?
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I am not widowed.
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