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A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died and has usually not remarried. The male form, "widower", is first attested in the 14th century, by the 19th century supplanting "widow" with reference to men. [ 1 ]
With all of these aspects of a widowed individual being affected maintaining a sense of normality is important to help avoid depression-like symptoms. Social support, as well as creating new lasting relationships through social interaction can help the process of bereavement go smoother for individuals who experience the widow effect.
Widow inheritance (also known as bride inheritance) is a cultural and social practice whereby a widow is required to marry a male relative of her late husband, often his brother. The practice is more commonly referred as a levirate marriage , examples of which can be found in ancient and biblical times .
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Widow (typesetting), a final line of a paragraph appearing separately at the top of a page or column; Widow skimmer, a dragonfly sometimes known simply as Widow; Widow's succession, a woman who replaces or stands in for her husband in politics; Widow's walk, a rooftop platform; Widow's weeds (clothing), mourning clothes; Widow Von'Du, American ...
"It dawned on me the other day: I'm a widow, I'm an orphan, because my mother also passed, and I'm an empty nester all at the same time," she said. "If you're not careful, what you've lost in life ...
There are various words used to refer to the quality of being a woman. The term "womanhood" merely means the state of being a woman; " femininity " is used to refer to a set of typical female qualities associated with a certain attitude to gender roles ; "womanliness" is like "femininity", but is usually associated with a different view of ...
One of the bill’s main goals is to close the Social Security benefits gap for women survivors, who “continue to rely more heavily Social Security than men,” Sanchez said in a press release ...