Plural of widow

Forms of widow

Widows in a sentence

• And how many betting widows do I see at the hospital, who hardly see their husbands while the betting shops are open!2010, Theodore Dalrymple, “There’s No Damned Merit In It”, in Life at the Bottom, published 1997
• This church will remarry widows or widowers, but not divorcés.From the entry remarry
• There have been many major and minor orders in the history of Christianity: the order of virgins, of deacons, priests, lectors, acolytes, porters, catechists, widows, etc.From the entry order
• These restrictions meant that only a few widows could engage in formal commerce.2003, Sheilagh Ogilvie, “Widows”, in A Bitter Living: Women, Markets, and Social Capital in Early Modern Germany, Oxford University Press…. From the entry shopkeeperess
• I watched the animated widows in their bombazine dresses, capping each other's memories.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 144. From the entry bombazine

Meaning of widow

1. noun A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
2. noun Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).
3. noun A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.

Full definition of widow

More about widow

• Meaning of widow
• Widow in a sentence
• Past tense of widow
• Widow in Hindi
• Widow in Tamil
• Widow in Marathi
• Widow in Urdu

Questions about the plural of widow

What is the plural of widow?

The plural of widow is widows.

Is widow countable?

Widow is a countable noun.