Tag: Grass widow

• Noun: Grass Widow
  
  1. A woman who is divorced or separated from her husband.
  2. A woman whose husband is temporarily absent.
  3. An abandoned mistress.
  4. The mother of a child born out of wedlock..

• Synonyms:
  1. Divorcee

• Usage:

 “The other man’s voice was fainter, but his words were unmistakable enough: ‘Grass widows who turn into old maids have funny notions sometimes.’”.”

• Encountered:

While reading The Servant Problem by Robert J. Young

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