widower
Substantivin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈwɪdoʊɚ//
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.
Substantiv
- 1
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.
Tears of the widower, when he sees A late-lost form that sleep reveals, And moves his doubtful arms, and feels Her place is empty, fall like these; […]
What happens to the lovers of people with AIDS? How do they experience the passage from lover to caregiver to "widower"?
Herkunft
From Middle English widwer, equivalent to widow + -er.
Formen
- Plural
- widowers
widely · In a wide manner; across a wide area.widespread · Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire…widow · A person whose spouse is absent: A person who has lost a…
widower · A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.
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