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

1. to make someone a widow or widower
Usage: formal

Examples

• She became a widow at the age of forty-five.
• The elderly widow lived alone in the large house.
• Many war widows struggled to support their families.
• The accident widowed her at a young age.
• He was widowed after thirty years of marriage.
• The widow decided to sell her husband’s belongings.