Grass Widow Definition

noun

A woman divorced or otherwise separated from her husband.

Webster's New World

A woman whose husband is often away for short periods of time.

Webster's New World

An abandoned mistress.

American Heritage

The mother of a child born out of wedlock.

American Heritage

An unmarried woman who has lived with several different men; a former mistress. [from 16th c.]

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Grass Widow

Singular:

grass widow

Plural:

grass-widows

From grass + widow. Compare Dutch grasweduwe, Swedish gräsänka.

From Wiktionary
Perhaps in allusion to a bed of grass or hay

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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