widowhood

wid·ow·hood

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wid-oh-hoo d]
- /ˈwɪd oʊˌhʊd/
- /ˈwɪd.əʊ.hʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wid-oh-hoo d]
- /ˈwɪd oʊˌhʊd/

Definitions of widowhood word

noun widowhood the state or a period of being a widow or, sometimes, a widower. 1
noun widowhood The state or period of being a widow or widower. 1
noun widowhood status of wife whose husband is dead 1
uncountable noun widowhood Widowhood is the state of being a widow or widower, or the period of time during which someone is a widow or widower. 0

See all 4 definitions of widowhood

Information block about the term

Origin of widowhood

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English wid(e)wehood, Old English widuwanhād, equivalent to widuwan, genitive singular of widuwe widow + -hād -hood

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Widowhood

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Widowhood

widowhood popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

widowhood usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer