- widowhood wid·ow·hood n
- ['wɪdəʊhʊd]
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widowhood wid·ow·hood n
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Widowhood — Wid ow*hood, n. 1. The state of being a widow; the time during which a woman is widow; also, rarely, the state of being a widower. [1913 Webster] Johnson clung to her memory during a widowhood of more than thirty years. Leslie Stephen. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
widowhood — /wid oh hood /, n. the state or a period of being a widow or, sometimes, a widower. [bef. 900; ME wid(e)wehood, OE widuwanhad, equiv. to widuwan, gen. sing. of widuwe WIDOW + had HOOD] * * * … Universalium
widowhood — wid|ow|hood [ˈwıdəuhud US dou ] n [U] the state of being a widow or widower … Dictionary of contemporary English
widowhood — wid|ow|hood [ wıdou,hud ] noun uncount the state of being a WIDOW or widower … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
widowhood — wid·ow·hood … English syllables
widowhood — wid•ow•hood [[t]ˈwɪd oʊˌhʊd[/t]] n. the state or a period of being a widow or, sometimes, a widower • Etymology: bef. 900 … From formal English to slang
