Grass widow Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
divorcee.
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Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G. strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw.gräsenka a grass widow.(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. Obs.(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. Slang.