widowhood
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oʊˌhʊd noun
the state or a period of being a widow or, sometimes, a widower.
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widow (ˈwɪdəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a woman who has survived her husband, esp one who has not remarried |
| 2. | informal (usually with a modifier) a woman whose husband frequently leaves her alone while he indulges in a sport, etc: a golf widow |
| 3. | printing Compare orphan a short line at the end of a paragraph, esp one that occurs as the top line of a page or column |
| 4. | (in some card games) an additional hand or set of cards exposed on the table |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to cause to become a widow |
| 6. | to deprive of something valued or desirable |
| [Old English widuwe; related to German Witwe, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus deprived), Sanskrit vidhavā] | |
| 'widowhood | |
| —n | |
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Widowhood
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Example sentences
Of course, that increases the likelihood of early widowhood and financial hardship.
Still, after several years of her widowhood he won't declare himself to her.
Five of us have survived our husbands and the grief and trials of widowhood.
As the photo here shows, even the timing of golf widowhood has been speeded up.
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