bereaved
adjective/bɪˈriːvd/
/bɪˈriːvd/
(formal)- having lost a relative or close friend who has recently died
- recently bereaved families
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- newly
- recently
- the bereavednoun(plural the bereaved)a person who is bereaved
- an organization offering counselling for the bereaved
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