widow
/ˈwɪ.dəʊ/noun
A woman who has lost her husband to death and has not remarried.
Example sentences
- “The widow still lives in the house her husband built.”
- “She became a widow at forty and raised three children alone.”
- “The young widow received help from her neighbors.”
The word for a man whose wife has died is 'widower'. 'Widowed' is the adjective for either: 'a widowed father'.