Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war widow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
war wid-ow
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).

noun

A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.

Inflected Forms

war widows (plural)

Phrases

war orphan military widow war bride

Frequently Paired Words

war orphan military widow war bride war widower

Questions

What does war widow mean?
The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).

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