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widowhood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwɪd.əʊ.hʊd/
  • /ˈwɪd.oʊ.hʊd/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English widwehede, equivalent to widow + -hood. Compare widowerhood.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state or period of being a widow or widower.

Forms

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widowhoods Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

grass widowhood

Relateds

widowerhood · widowed · widow · widower

Translations (33)

la viduitās (The period of being a widow) · ga baintreachas (The period of being a widow) · hu özvegység (The period of being a widow) · es viudez (The period of being a widow) · fr veuvage (The period of being a widow) · de Verwitwung (The period of being a widow) · mi pouarutanga (The period of being a widow) · kn ವೈಧವ್ಯ (The period of being a widow) · ca viduïtat (The period of being a widow) · grc χηρεία (The period of being a widow) · de Witwentum (The period of being a widow) · sv änkestånd (The period of being a widow) · mt rmulija (The period of being a widow) · sw ujane (The period of being a widow) · oc veusatge (The period of being a widow) · ru вдовство́ (The period of being a widow) · es viudedad (The period of being a widow) · de Witwenschaft (The period of being a widow) · eo vidvado (The period of being a widow) · te వైధవ్యము (The period of being a widow) · el χηρεία (The period of being a widow) · enm widwehede (The period of being a widow) · pl wdowieństwo (The period of being a widow) · fi leskeys (The period of being a widow) · gl viuvez (The period of being a widow) · ro văduvie (The period of being a widow) · de Witwenstand (The period of being a widow) · tr dulluk (The period of being a widow) · cy gweddwdod (The period of being a widow) · mr वैधव्य (The period of being a widow) · it vedovanza (The period of being a widow) · da enkestand (The period of being a widow) · pt viuvez (The period of being a widow)

wikidata: Q16675060