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Noun: widowhood  'wi-dow,hûd
  1. The state of being a widow who has not remarried
    "She faced widowhood with courage and resilience"
     
  2. The time of a woman's life when she is a widow
    "She found new purpose during her widowhood"

Derived forms: widowhoods

Type of: marital status, time of life

Encyclopedia: Widowhood