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expectant
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ex·pec·tant  (k-spktnt)
adj.
1. Having or marked by expectation: an expectant look; an expectant hush.
2. Pregnant: expectant mothers.

ex·pectant n.
ex·pectant·ly adv.

expectant
Adjective
1. expecting or hopeful
2.
a. pregnant
b. married to or living with a woman who is pregnant: an expectant father
expectantly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.expectantexpectant - marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush"
hopeful - having or manifesting hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
2.expectantexpectant - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

expectant
adjective 2. pregnant, expecting (informal) gravid, enceinte
Translations
expectant [ɪkˈspɛktənt] adjqui attend (quelque chose);
expectant mother → future maman
expectant [ɪksˈpɛktənt] expect adjerwartungsvoll
expectant [ɪkˈspɛktənt] adjpieno/a di aspettative


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