grass widow
noun
1
chiefly dialectal
a
: a discarded mistress
b
: a woman who has had an illegitimate child
2
a
: a woman whose husband is temporarily away from her
b
: a woman divorced or separated from her husband
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“Grass widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grass%20widow. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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