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widowhood
wid·ow·hood W0149500 (wĭd′ō-ho͝od′)n. The condition or period of being a widow.wid•ow•hood (ˈwɪd oʊˌhʊd)
n. the state or a period of being a widow or, sometimes, a widower. [before 900] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | widowhood - the time of a woman's life when she is a widowtime of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state | | 2. | widowhood - the state of being a widow who has not remarriedmarital status - the condition of being married or unmarried |
TranslationsWidowhood
WidowhoodDouglas, Widowadopted Huck Finn and took care of him. [Am. Lit.: Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn]Gummidge, Mrs. “a lone lorn creetur,” the Pegotty’s house-keeper. [Br. Lit.: Dickens David Copperfield]Old Wives’ Tale, Thenovel of two sisters widowed young, one by death, the other by desertion. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 684]Wadman, Widowromantic neighbor who unsuccessfully lays siege to Uncle Toby’s affections. [Br. Lit.: Tristram Shandy; Magill I, 1027]widow of Ephesusweeping over her husband’s corpse, she is cheered by a compassionate sentry and they become ardent lovers in the burial vault. [Rom. Lit.: Satyricon]Wife of Bath, thekept her five successive husbands under her thumb by trickery. [Br. Lit.: Chaucer Canterbury Tales]Widowhood
WIDOWHOOD. The state of a man whose wife is dead or of a woman whose husband is dead. In general there is no law to regulate the time during which a man must remain a widower, or a woman a widow, before they marry a second time. The term widowhood is mostly applied to the state or condition of a widow. FinancialSeeWidowwidowhood
Words related to widowhoodnoun the time of a woman's life when she is a widowRelated Wordsnoun the state of being a widow who has not remarriedRelated Words |