Submitted by space_cvnts t3_zzc724 in Showerthoughts
Naive_Pay_7066 t1_j2dh940 wrote
Reply to comment by space_cvnts in There’s no word in English for a parent who has lost a child by space_cvnts
Widow or widower is primarily used to describe marital status - single, married, divorced, widowed
space_cvnts OP t1_j2dlxpx wrote
What? It describes a man or woman whose spouse has died and they haven’t remarried.
You are not a widow/er just because you haven’t married.
space_cvnts OP t1_j2dlyo7 wrote
That’s what bachelor and bachelorette are for.
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