widow

🇬🇧 UK/'widәu/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried.

寡妇;孀妇

v.

To cause someone to become a widow or widower by the death of their spouse.

使成为寡妇(或鳏夫)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
widowother
=widow

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The elderly widow lived quietly in her cottage with her three cats and dog.

  • 2.

    After his death, she was widowed at a young age and raised two children alone.

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