expectant
English
Etymology
From Old French expectant, from Latin expectans.
Adjective
expectant (comparative more expectant, superlative most expectant)
- Marked by expectation.
- the expectant hush before the performance
- Pregnant.
- an expectant mother
- (medicine, dated) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.
Translations
marked by expectation
pregnant
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Noun
expectant (plural expectants)
- A person who expects or awaits something.
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
expectant
- third-person plural present active indicative of expectō
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