n.a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

同義詞：widow woman

v.cause to be without a spouse

"The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia"

Women as Widows: Support Systems
A controlled study of self-help intervention for widows.
The Desire to Date and Remarry among Older Widows and Widowers
Nutritional self-management of elderly widows in rural communities.
A Continuum of Behavioral Plasticity in Urban and Desert Black Widows
Health after bereavement. A controlled study of young Boston widows and widowers
Effects of bereavement on indicators of mental health in elderly widows and widowers
Antipsychotic medication dispensing and risk of death in veterans and war widows 65 years and older.
EFFECTS OF BEREAVEMENT ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH--A STUDY OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF WIDOWS
The first year of bereavement. A longitudinal study of the reaction of London widows to the death of their husbands.