bereaved: Meaning and Definition of
be•reaved
Pronunciation: (bi-rēvd'), [key] — adj.
- (of a person) greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a loved one.
—n. - a bereaved person or persons (usually prec. by the): to extend condolences to the bereaved.
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