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 TV and film 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 "The Widow" (The Cleaner), a 2021 television episode 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 (TV series), a 2014 British drama The Widower (2004 film), an Australian film The Widower (2026 film), a Bosnia and Herzegovina film
Plays The Widow (play), a 17th-century play Widows, a theatre play with Puerto Rican actor Luis Antonio Ramos
Music "The Widow" (song), a 2005 song by The Mars Volta
Other uses 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
See also Black widow (disambiguation) White widow (disambiguation) The Merry Widow (disambiguation) Whydah Gally, a recovered pirate galleon Widow's Peak (disambiguation)