GRASS WIDOW


Meaning of GRASS WIDOW in English

noun

a woman whose husband is away from home for long periods of time

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent. (denoting an unmarried woman with a child): from grass + widow , perhaps from the idea of the couple having lain on the grass instead of in bed. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent; compare with Dutch grasweduwe and German Strohwitwe straw widow.

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