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widow

/ˈwɪdəʊ/noun

उच्चारण विडो

विधवा

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again

    विधवा

    • a war widow
    • The widow raised three children on her own.
    • The government runs a scheme to support widows.
    + 1 more example
    • She became a widow at a young age.

    Synonyms dowager bereaved wife

    Opposite widower

◇Word family
widower noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

dowager bereaved wife

Antonyms

widower

§Grammar and usage

Gender pair, asked often: widow (woman) and widower (man whose wife has died).

लिंग जोड़ी अक्सर पूछी जाती है: widow (स्त्री) और widower (वह पुरुष जिसकी पत्नी मर गई हो, विधुर)।

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One-word substitution

A woman whose husband has died is a widow.

जिस स्त्री का पति मर गया हो widow।

General knowledge

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's efforts led to the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; 23 June is International Widows' Day.

ईश्वरचंद्र विद्यासागर के प्रयासों से हिंदू विधवा पुनर्विवाह अधिनियम, 1856 बना; 23 जून अंतर्राष्ट्रीय विधवा दिवस है।