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A widow is a woman whose husband has died; a widower is a man whose wife has died.
Widow, The Widow, Widow's, or Widower may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
editTV and film
edit- The Widow (1939 film), an Italian drama film
- The Widow (1955 film), an Italian romantic drama film
- The Widow (TV series), a British television drama released on Amazon Prime in 2019
- Widows (TV series), a British television drama written by Lynda La Plante, aired in 1983 and 1985
- Widows (2011 film), an Argentine comedy-drama film
- Widows (2018 film), an English-language heist film directed by Steve McQueen, adapted from the British TV series
- Widow (1976 film), an American TV film
- The Widower (miniseries), a 2014 British miniseries
- The Widower (film), a 2004 Australian film
Plays
edit- The Widow (play), a 17th-century play
- Widows, a theatre play with Puerto Rican actor Luis Antonio Ramos
Music
edit- "The Widow" (song), a 2005 song by The Mars Volta
Other uses
edit- Widów (disambiguation), several places in Poland
- 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 drag queen