| widowhood | n menjadi balu: her ~ did not last long, dia tdk lama menjadi balu; she was destined to an early ~, dia ditakdirkan menjadi balu semasa muda. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| widowed | adj telah menjadi balu: the man lives with his ~ sister, lelaki itu tinggal dgn kakaknya yg telah menjadi balu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dowager | n widow who inherits property, title from dead husband, balu: Empress D~, Maharani Balu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| widow | n woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried, balu: she was left a ~ at the age of 23, dia menjadi balu semasa berumur 23 tahun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| war-widow | n balu korban perang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| queen dowager | n permaisuri balu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slender | 4. small in amount, kecil: a widow of ~ means, balu yg berpendapatan kecil; the incumbent president won by a ~ majority, presiden penjawat kini menang dgn kelebihan undi yg kecil; 5. poor, inadequate, tipis: our chances of success are ~, peluang kami utk berjaya adalah tipis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| peeress | n 1. wife or widow of a peer, /isteri, balu/ bangsawan; 2. a woman having the rank of peer through conferment or descent, wanita bangsawan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| take | e. accept work for payment, mengambil upah: the widow ~s in sewing to supplement her income, balu itu mengambil upah menjahit utk menambah pendapatannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preface | n introduction (to a book) kata pendahuluan, kata pengantar, prakata; (to talk, lecture etc) bahagian pengenalan, mukadimah: the novel has a ~ written by the author’s widow, kata pendahuluan novel itu ditulis oleh balu pengarang novel itu; the previous week’s events were referred to in the ~ to his speech, peristiwa-peristiwa yg berlaku pd minggu sebelumnya disentuh dlm bahagian pengenalan ucapannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |