noun
1. chiefly dialect
a. : a discarded mistress or common-law wife
b. : a woman who has had an illegitimate child
2.
a. : a woman divorced or separated from her husband
b. : a woman whose husband is temporarily away from her
• grass·wid·ow·hood (ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun