widowhood
English
noun
Definitions
- The state or period of being a widow or widower.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wydowhood suffix from English widow.
Origin
English
widow
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- military widow English
- widow English
- widow foreclosure English
- widow-hunter English
- widow-maker English
- widower English
- widowhead English
- widowlike English
- widowly English
- Witwe German
- widwe Middle English
- wydowhood Middle English