widowed

[ wid-ohd ]

/ ˈwɪd oʊd /

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adjective

having lost one’s spouse to death:The author has created a believably deluded narrator, a popular high school senior who plays football and lives with his widowed father.

noun

Usually the widowed . a person or persons who have lost a spouse to death:How do we offer strength and support to the aging, the widowed, the displaced, and others whose lives have been disrupted?

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of widow.

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Origin of widowed

widow + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM widowed

un·wid·owed, adjective

Words nearby widowed

widgie, widish, Widnes, widow, widow bird, widowed, widower, widowhood, widow's benefit, widow's cruse, widow's mite

How to use widowed in a sentence

It was only this month, for example, that the last widow of a Civil War soldier died.
America is experiencing an ex-president boom|Philip Bump|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Lewin, the Illinois pawnbroker, told me about a widow in her 70s who has been coming to him every month for years, getting a $200 or $300 loan on a nice piece of jewelry to tide her over before her next Social Security check comes in.
It’s easy to assume pawnshops are doing great in the pandemic. It’s also wrong.|Emily Stewart|November 30, 2020|Vox
Here’s royalty in the presence of Edith Royal, the widow of iconic coach Darrell Royal.
Once obvious and thrilling, three college football coaching hires have lost their luster|Chuck Culpepper|November 30, 2020|Washington Post
In this sad and funny memoir, she shares the experience of mothering her son as a new widow.
After losing two loved ones to covid-19, I turned to books. Here are 15 titles that helped me cope.|Zibby Owens|November 9, 2020|Washington Post

Sahar’s new husband was a widow and sought a second wife who would raise his three children and take care of domestic tasks such as cleaning and cooking.
Three Women: Stories Of Indian Trafficked Brides|LGBTQ-Editor|October 5, 2020|No Straight News
As many as one-sixth of the genocide survivors were widowed.
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone|Nina Strochlic|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Twice widowed by kings and betrothed to a third, her dream is well on its way to becoming reality.
Valar Morghulis: Game of Thrones’ Women Are Going to Rule the World|Scott Bixby|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The killing of a widowed mother of 10 has been hanging over Gerry Adams for 40 years.
Sinn Fein Boss Gerry Adams Wanted This Murder Bust|Ed Moloney|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Marriage for example was shown to lead to a longer life, compared to being widowed or divorced.
Can Being With Your Family on Thanksgiving Actually Kill You?|Kent Sepkowitz|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was making the trip to visit his recently widowed mother.
Two Chickens, an Old Guitar, and a Group of Strangers: A Life-Changing Feast in Brazil|Annabel Langbein|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One of her humours was to unite the son of her minister, with a niece of the widowed Queen of Saint Germain's.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
He explained that he was the only son of a widowed mother, but even his great love for her could not check him.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
This family now consists of the widowed mother, five sons, (of whom Asaad is the third) and two or three daughters.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
Some of these were single ladies; others had been widowed, either by death or request.
From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb
Over this vision a shadow came, and I saw the house-place at the Hanyards, with our widowed Kate alone in her sorrow.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough