Phrase guide

black widow

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of venomous and potentially deadly spiders, particularly Latrodectus spp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A woman who kills one or more of her lovers.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A female suicide bomber, sometimes one intending to avenge her husband who was killed.

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Latrodectus mactans

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spider

History

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: knopiespinnekop — species of venomous spider
  • Armenian: սեւ այրի (sew ayri) — species of venomous spider
  • Azerbaijani: qaradul — species of venomous spider
  • Azerbaijani: qaraqurd — species of venomous spider
  • Catalan: vídua negra — species of venomous spider
  • Cheyenne: mo'ôhtáevé'ho'á'e — species of venomous spider
  • Danish: sort enke — species of venomous spider
  • Dutch: zwarte weduwe — species of venomous spider
  • Esperanto: nigra vidvino — species of venomous spider
  • Finnish: mustaleski — species of venomous spider
  • French: veuve noire — species of venomous spider
  • Georgian: შავი ქვრივი (šavi kvrivi) — species of venomous spider
  • Georgian: ყარაყურთი (q̇araq̇urti) — species of venomous spider
  • German: schwarze Witwe — species of venomous spider
  • Greek: μαύρη χήρα (mávri chíra) — species of venomous spider
  • Hebrew: אַלְמָנָה שְׁחֹרָה (almana sh'khora) — species of venomous spider
  • Hungarian: fekete özvegy pók — species of venomous spider
  • Hungarian: vöröshátú pók — species of venomous spider
  • Irish: baintreach dhubh — species of venomous spider
  • Italian: vedova nera — species of venomous spider
  • Macedonian: црна вдовица (crna vdovica) — species of venomous spider
  • Navajo: naʼashjéʼii bijéí dah łichíiʼii — species of venomous spider
  • Navajo: naʼashjéʼii diłhiłí — species of venomous spider
  • Norwegian: sorte enke — species of venomous spider
  • Polish: czarna wdowa — species of venomous spider
  • Portuguese: viúva-negra — species of venomous spider
  • Romanian: văduvă neagră — species of venomous spider
  • Russian: чёрная вдова́ (čórnaja vdová) — species of venomous spider
  • Slovene: črna vdova — species of venomous spider
  • Spanish: viuda negra — species of venomous spider
  • Spanish: cazampulga — species of venomous spider
  • Swedish: svart änka — species of venomous spider
  • Turkish: karadul — species of venomous spider
  • Ukrainian: чо́рна вдова́ (čórna vdová) — species of venomous spider
  • Catalan: vídua negra — woman who kills a lover
  • Dutch: zwarte weduwe — woman who kills a lover
  • Esperanto: nigra vidvino — woman who kills a lover
  • Finnish: mustaleski — woman who kills a lover
  • French: veuve noire — woman who kills a lover
  • German: schwarze Witwe — woman who kills a lover
  • Greek: μαύρη χήρα (mávri chíra) — woman who kills a lover
  • Italian: vedova nera — woman who kills a lover
  • Navajo: naʼashjéʼii bijéí dah łichíiʼii — woman who kills a lover
  • Navajo: naʼashjéʼii diłhiłí — woman who kills a lover
  • Norwegian: sorte enke — woman who kills a lover
  • Portuguese: viúva-negra — woman who kills a lover
  • Russian: чёрная вдова́ (čórnaja vdová) — woman who kills a lover
  • Slovene: črna vdova — woman who kills a lover
  • Spanish: viuda negra — woman who kills a lover
  • Spanish: cazampulga — woman who kills a lover
  • Turkish: karadul — woman who kills a lover
  • Russian: чёрная вдова́ (čórnaja vdová) — shaheed widow
  • Russian: шахи́дка (šaxídka) — shaheed widow
  • Turkish: karadul — shaheed widow