wid‧ow /ˈwɪdəʊ $ -doʊ/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: wuduwe]

1. a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again:
an elderly widow who was attacked and robbed last month
a wealthy widow

2. football/golf etc widow a woman whose husband spends all his free time watching football, playing golf etc – used humorously

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

widow
noun
ADJ. distraught, grieving | elderly, middle-aged, young | rich, wealthy | poor | war
VERB + WIDOW become | leave He died in March leaving a widow and three children.
PHRASES a widow's allowance/pension

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widow
ˈwɪdəu
See: golf widow

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