expectant

UK /ɪkˈspɛktənt/ US /ɪkˈspɛktənt/
adj 3noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

Marked by expectation.

the expectant hush before the performance

2

Pregnant.

an expectant mother

After seeing all the beautiful little wardrobe of the mother expectant, praising her delicate needlework, and inwardly regretting their own inability to add to it, they got a hearty lunch, intended for a dinner, and returned homewards,...

3

Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.

noun

1

A person who expects or awaits something.

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