Wives that have lost their husband are called Widows. Husbands that have lost their wife are called widowers.
The noun 'widower' is a word for a male.
A widower is a male, who has lost his (deceased) wife.A widow is a female.
The noun 'widow' is a word for a female whose husband has died.The noun 'widower' is a word for a male whose wife has died.
Traditionally, a widower is a male. However, same sex marriage does exist, so it is possible for a female to be a widower.
It is a widow (female).
The female equivalent of a widower is a "widow." A widow is a woman whose spouse has died, and she has not remarried. The term emphasizes her status of having lost her partner while being of the female gender.
A woman whose spouse has passed away is a widow.A man whose spouse has passed away is a widower.
A man whose wife has died is known as a widower.A male widow is called a widower.
If you're female - you're a widow. If you're male - you're a widower. You can also use 'widowed' in either case.
A widow is female and a bachelor is male, so they are the opposite gender. A widow is not the female equivalent of a bachelor. It is the female equivalent of a widower. A spinster is the female equivalent of a bachelor.
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.
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