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).

   Hyponym: gold star wife

   Coordinate term: war widower

2. (by extension) A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.

Translations

woman whose spouse has been killed in conflict

• Dutch: oorlogsweduwe (nl) f
• Finnish: sotaleski (fi)
• French: veuve de guerre (fr) f
• German: Kriegswitwe f
• Hungarian: hadiözvegy (hu)
• Polish: wdowa wojenna f

See also

• war orphan
• military widow
• war bride