A woman whose husband has died is called a widow
Widow
She is a widow.
widow
A woman losing her husband by death is a widow.A husband losing his wife by death is a widower.
This woman would be called a widow.
This woman would be called a widow.
a widow (wid-oh)
Widow means a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried. To be widowed is the act of losing your husband.
A woman who has lost her husband is a widow. A man who has lost his wife is a widower.
A widow is a woman has lost her husband by death. Note: A widower is a male whose wife died. Both terms are only used until the person remarries, or if there is a reason to mention the loss.
A widower-nouna man who has lost his wife by death and has not remarried.
A woman who has lost a baby after giving birth was still a mother.