Widow (disambiguation)

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:

Places

• Widów (disambiguation), several places in Poland

Arts, entertainment, and media

TV and film

• The Widow (1939 film), an Italian drama film
• The Widow (1955 film), an Italian romantic drama film
• 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
• The Widow (TV series), a British television drama released on Amazon Prime in 2019

Plays

• The Widow (play), a 17th-century play
• Widows (play), a theatre play by Ariel Dorfman and Tony Kushner

Music

• "The Widow" (song), a 2005 song by The Mars Volta

Other uses

• 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 mite, a small offering or donation that is still a sacrifice to the (poor) person making it
• 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

See also

• Black widow (disambiguation)
• White widow (disambiguation)
• The Merry Widow (disambiguation)
• Whydah Gally, a recovered pirate galleon
• Widow's Peak (disambiguation)