Widow, widower

Words referring to widows and widowers.

• What words are used to refer to someone whose husband or wife has died?
  widow widower dowager
• What words refer to the death of a spouse?
  be widowed widowhood lose your husband/wife
• What words are used when a person marries again?
  remarry second marriage
• When a person remarries, what words are used of their first spouse?
  first wife first husband
• What words refer to someone who has a relative who has died?
  bereaved