0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How do you spell widower?
The proper spelling is widowed (a spouse has died).
What is opposite of widow?
A woman whose spouse has passed away is a widow.A man whose spouse has passed away is a widower.
What is parent without a spouse?
A widow (woman) or widower (man) would be someone whose spouse had died after they were married.
What is the common noun of widow and widower?
The nouns 'widow' and 'widower' are common nouns, general words for a wife or a husband whose spouse has died.If you are looking for a common gender noun, the noun spouse is a word for a wife or a husband.
Is a widower female or male?
Traditionally, a widower is a male. However, same sex marriage does exist, so it is possible for a female to be a widower.
What do you call a person whose spouse has died?
A woman who has lost her husband is a widow. A man who has lost his wife is a widower.
Can a spouse receive Social Security from a dead spouse who never worked?
No. A widow or widower can only receive survivor benefits if the spouse was employed or self-employed, paid FICA taxes, and accumulated sufficient work credits.
What is feminine for a widower?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, for example:The noun for a male whose spouse had died is widower.The noun for a female whose spouse had died is widow.
What do you call a man whose wife passed away?
A woman whose husband passed away is a widow. A man whose wife passed away is a widower. If the surviving spouse remarries, he or she is no longer a widower/widow.
What is the masculine gender form of 'windower'?
Widower is the masculine form of someone who has lost a spouse through death. A widow if the female form.
Who is called as un-remarried surviving spouse?
in French, the surviving spouse is un veuf (a widower) or 'une veuve' (a widow). Most people would use these nouns for people living alone, and not married again.
What is the opposite of widow for example if John and Mary are married and John dies then Mary is John's widow but what is John to Mary?
The deceased spouse remains the spouse, so the deceased would be referred to as "husband" or as "wife" after the spouse died. So for example: Mary was newly widowed, her husband having died last month. The widower, John, freely admitted he still loved and missed his wife. The widow met the widower at a church social six months after her husband and his wife, respectively, had died of natural causes. In the 1800s a widower married soon after burying his wife, especially if there were minor children. A widow in the 1800s was less likely to remarry after her husband's death, unless she too had minor children. However, widow and widower are not "opposites", but simply terms used to describe the marital/legal status of someone who, while still married, experienced the death of the spouse. Widow and Widower, therefore, are descriptive terms just like Single, Married, Divorced, Never Married. Each denotes a different relational state.
