wdowiec
widower
Pronunciation
/ˈvdɔvʲɛt͡s/
Cultural Note
'Wdowiec' is the masculine counterpart of 'wdowa.' In Polish culture, a widowed father raising children alone was traditionally viewed with great sympathy, and the extended family would often step in to help. Remarriage after widowhood is socially accepted, though some older generations viewed it with ambivalence.
📝 Example Sentences
Po śmierci żony został wdowcem.
After his wife's death, he became a widower.
Wdowiec sam wychowywał trójkę dzieci.
The widower raised three children on his own.
Mój dziadek był wdowcem przez dwadzieścia lat.
My grandfather was a widower for twenty years.
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