Wife vs Widow - What's the difference?
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A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
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A woman whose husband has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
(informal, in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.
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An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
(printing) A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.
A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus .
To make a widow (or widower) of someone; to cause the death of one's spouse.
English transitive verbs
As nouns the difference between wife and widow
is that wife is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse while widow is a woman whose husband has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.As a verb widow is
to make a widow (or widower) of someone; to cause the death of one's spouse.wife
English
Noun
(wives)- My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
Usage notes
Although not common, wife'' can be used with ''the to indicate one's own wife. For instance, "I'd like to go, but the wife wants me home." More commonly, "my wife".Synonyms
* (married woman) better half, life partner, little woman (slang), partner, significant other, spouse * See alsoAntonyms
* (married woman) husband, were (obsolete)See also
* uxorialDerived terms
(Terms derived from the noun "wife") * (From woman) alewife * (partner) co-wife * (partner) ex-wife * (woman) fishwife * (woman) goodwife * (partner) housewife * (partner) huswife * (partner) man and wife/I now declare you man and wife * (woman) midwife * (woman) old wife/old-wife/oldwife * (woman) pudding-wife * seawife * sister-wife * spaewife * (partner) trophy wife * (partner) wife-beater * (woman/partner) wifehood * (partner) wifeless * (woman) wifely * (partner) wifey (wife)See also
* (wikipedia "wife")References
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English
Noun
(en noun)For a Bowling '''Widow, a Split Isn't Just Two Lonely Pins," ''New York Times , 27 Nov.,
- I had been feeling like a bowling-alley widow , but knew he loved the game, so I suggested we join a mixed league.