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The correct spelling is widow.
How to pronounce widow
/ˈwɪ.dəʊ/
nounIPA: /ˈwɪ.dəʊ/
Say it like: Wid-ow
The correct spelling is widow. A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
- 2.A person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).
- 3.(in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.
- 4.An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
- 5.A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.
verb
- 1.To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.
- 2.To strip of anything valued.
- 3.To endow with a widow's right.
- 4.To be widow to.
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