单词	widowhood
释义	widowhoodwid‧ow‧hood /ˈwɪdəʊhʊd $ -doʊ-/ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A confidant and social support buffers a woman against the losses of retirement, widowhood, moves, and deaths. Her widowhood sat lightly on her shoulders, and from what Peggy gathered from her she had a favourite pub. Monied widowhood is their only nirvana. Often the horror and humility of her widowhood would drive a young widow to follow her husband on his burning pyre. The reason: older persons tend to form one-person households both by preference and owing to widowhood. The unthinking equation of widowhood for women with retirement for men has been challenged. The young man accepts each rationalization given by Lady Susan for her apparently scandalous behavior in the short months of her widowhood. word sets WORD SETS► Family baby, nounbarrier method, nounbetrothal, nounboy, nounBr., branch, nouncontraception, nouncousin, noundescendant, noundescent, noundistant, adjectivedivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedivorcée, noundomestic, adjectivedowry, noundynasty, nounex, nounextended family, nounfamilial, adjectivefamily man, nounfamily planning, nounfamily tree, nounfather, nounfather-in-law, nounfiancé, nounfiancée, nounfilial, adjectivefirst cousin, noungodchild, noungoddaughter, noungrandad, noungrandaddy, noungrandchild, noungranddad, noungranddaddy, noungranddaughter, noungrandfather, noungrandma, noungrandmother, noungrandpa, noungrandparent, noungrandson, noungranny, nounhalf-brother, nounhalf-sister, nounhereditary, adjectivehouse husband, nounin-laws, nounintermarry, verbmaiden aunt, nounmaid of honour, nounmam, nounmama, nounmamma, nounmammy, nounman, nounmarital, adjectivematrimony, nounmiscegenation, nounmixed marriage, nounmonogamy, nounnuclear family, nounoedipal, adjectiveOedipus complex, nounone-parent family, nounparent, nounparentage, nounparental, adjectiveparenthood, nounparenting, nounpaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatriarch, nounpatriarchy, nounpedigree, nounpolygamy, nounpropinquity, nounproposal, nounrelative, nounscion, nounseparate, verbseparated, adjectiveseparation, nounsibling, nounsingle parent, nounsister, nounsister-in-law, nounstepbrother, nounstepchild, nounstepdaughter, nounstepfather, nounstepmother, nounstepsister, nounstepson, noununcle, noununion, noununmarried, adjectiveupbringing, nounwedding, nounwedlock, nounwhite wedding, nounwidow, nounwidower, nounwidowhood, noun the state of being a widow or widower
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