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Adjective: bereaved  bu'reevd
  1. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
    "bereaved of hope";
    - bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing
Noun: bereaved  bu'reevd
  1. A person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
    "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of";
    - bereaved person
Verb: bereave  bu'reev
  1. Deprive through death
    "For if they bereave me of my life, They cannot bereave me of the heavens so high"

See also: sorrowful

Type of: deprive, divest, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, strip