noun
- plural of widow; women whose husbands have died
verb
- third person singular present of widow; makes someone a widow or widower
Examples
- The support group helps widows cope with their loss.
- Many war widows struggled financially after their husbands died.
- The charity provides assistance to elderly widows in the community.
- She joined a club for widows and widowers in her neighborhood.
- The disease widows many women each year.
- Cancer widowed her at the young age of thirty-five.