widowhood

[ wid-oh-hoo d ]
/ ˈwɪd oʊˌhʊd /

noun

the state or a period of being a widow or, sometimes, a widower.

Origin of widowhood

before 900; Middle English wid(e)wehood, Old English widuwanhād, equivalent to widuwan, genitive singular of widuwe widow + -hād -hood

Words nearby widowhood

widow's cruse, widow's mite, widow's peak, widow's walk, widower, widowhood, width, widthwise, widukind, wie geht's, wieland

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