adj
widowed
adj
1
Having lost one's spouse to death and not remarried.
"Her widowed mother came to live with them."
"He has been widowed for almost a decade."
How to Use Widowed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes someone whose husband or wife has died.
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Etymology
From the verb widow plus the past-participle ending -ed.