1. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved; - Example: "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of" [syn: bereaved, bereaved person]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bereaved person
n 1: a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved;
"the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of" [syn:
bereaved, bereaved person]