be ‧ reaved /bəˈriːvd, bɪˈriːvd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: bereafian , from reafian 'to rob' ]
1 . having lost a close friend or relative because they have recently died:
a bereaved mother
2 . the bereaved the person or people whose close friend or relative has just died:
Our sympathies go to the bereaved.