widow widow /ˈwɪdoʊ/

noun

1. () A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried  ( widow woman , widow )
   a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
     The grieving widow mourned the loss of her beloved husband.
   The grieving widow mourned the loss of her beloved husband.
   

verb

1. Cause to be without a spouse  ( widow )
   cause to be without a spouse
    The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
   The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia