Expectant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪkˈspɛktənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Expectant is an adjective meaning Marked by expectation.
Meaning
Marked by expectation.
More Meanings
- Pregnant.
- (medicine, dated) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.
- A person who expects or awaits something.
Example Sentences
an expectant mother
the expectant hush before the performance
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,.
Word Forms
- expectants
Synonyms for expectant
Depending on context, synonyms include heavy, great, large, big, pregnant, gravid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anticipative, great, large, big, heavy, pregnant.
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