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grass widow

/ˌˈgræs ˌˈwɪdoʊ/
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Other forms: grass widows

Definitions of grass widow
  1. noun
    a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
    synonyms: divorcee
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    examples:
    Wallis Warfield Simpson
    United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
    type of:
    adult female, woman
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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