Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried.
Widow
/ˈwɪdəʊ/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
'And we are both widows too!' said Barbara's mother.
Widowed mother, perhaps?' Nicholas sighed.
'That is true,' the widow said.
Etymology:
The word widow originates from the Old English "widewe," which is derived from the Proto-Germanic "widuwôn" and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root "weydh," meaning "to be empty or separated."
Usage Statistics:
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