widows

4 definitions • 2 examples

a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again

a woman whose partner is often not at home because they are fishing or playing football or golf:

My mother's been a golf widow for 30 years or so and to be honest, I don't think she minds.

If someone has been widowed, their husband or wife has died:

He was widowed at the age of 52.

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