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widder

widder

9.9
A woman whose husband has died
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : viuda
  • Many people visited the widder after her husband's funeral.

Examples

  • The old widder lived alone at the end of the lane.

  • Everyone in the village knew the widder and often brought her food.

  • Stories about the mysterious widder were told to children on stormy nights.

  • The old widder in the village is known for her kindness.

  • Many people visited the widder after her husband's funeral.

  • Everyone in the village knew the widder and often brought her food.

  • The old widder lived alone at the end of the lane.

Synonyms

widow
vswidder
310 1.0

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

is the nonstandard dialect form for the same meaning

Surface Forms

widder singular
widders plural

Etymology

Widder is also a local way of saying widow, coming from the same old word for 'a woman whose husband has died', so remember it as the dialect form of 'widow'.