Dating a widow or widower may take patience, a willingness to embrace the spouse who has died, and a commitment to step gingerly when it comes to introductions to friends and family. And its not right for everyone. The result, though, can be a positive, successful bond.

What does widow in a relationship mean?

If you know someone whose husband or wife has died, you can describe that person as widowed. A man whose spouse has died is typically called a widower, while a woman is a widow. Both men and women can be described with the adjective widowed if their partners are no longer alive.

What is the biblical definition of a widow?

Biblical Period. The Hebrew substantive almanah, usually translated widow, often does not simply denote a woman whose husband is dead, but rather a once-married woman who has no means of financial support, and is therefore in need of special legal protection.