war widow

English

Noun

war widow (plural war widows)

1. The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
2. (by extension) A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.

Hypernyms

• (wife of a soldier): military widow

Coordinate terms

(wife of a soldier):

• gold star wife
• war bride

Translations

woman whose spouse has been killed in conflict

• Dutch: oorlogsweduwe (nl) f
• French: veuve de guerre f
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• German: Kriegswitwe f