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noun ADJ. new | future (also wife-to-be informal) | ex-, former | deserted | divorced, estranged | dead, late | dependent With a dependent wife and children, he can't afford to lose his job. | pregnant | dutiful, excellent, faithful, good, loving, loyal, supportive, wonderful | long-suffering His long-suffering wife had to put up with his numerous affairs. | attractive, beautiful, charming, lovely | unfaithful | jealous | domineering, nagging | battered a hostel for battered wives VERB + WIFE meet I first met my wife at university. | marry | desert, leave, walk out on | batter, beat WIFE + VERB give birth His wife has just given birth to a son.
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