ADJ
new
future (also wife-to-be
My brother is excited to introduce us to his future wife next month.
ex-, former | deserted | divorced, estranged | dead, late
dependent
My neighbor left his job last year because he had a dependent wife and three young children at home.
pregnant | dutiful, excellent, faithful, good, loving, loyal, supportive, wonderful
long-suffering
After years of broken promises, his long-suffering wife finally decided to leave him.
attractive, beautiful, charming, lovely | unfaithful | jealous | domineering, nagging
battered
She left her abusive partner and found shelter at a center for battered women.
VERB + WIFE
meet
He met his wife through a mutual friend at work ten years ago.
marry | desert, leave, walk out on | batter, beat
WIFE + VERB
give birth
My sister's wife gave birth to twins last month.