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ex·pect·ant
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| 1. | having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience. |
| 2. | pregnant; expecting: an expectant mother. |
| 3. | characterized by expectations: an expectant attitude. |
| 4. | in expectation; expected; prospective: an expectant fortune. |
| 5. | a person who expects or who waits in expectation. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
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| ex·pec·tant
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adj.
ex·pec'tant n., ex·pec'tant·ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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| 1. | marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant] |
| 2. | in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: big] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
exˈpectant1 adjective
full of hope or expectation
Example: the expectant faces of the audience
exˈpectant2 adjectiveExample: the expectant faces of the audience
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expecting (a baby)
Example: an expectant mother
See also: expectancy, expect, expectationExample: an expectant mother
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
- Pregnant.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: ex·pec·tant
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Function: adjective
: expecting the birth of a child <expectant mothers>
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Expectant
Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L. expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.] Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment. Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under Expectancy.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Expectant
Ex*pect"ant\, n. One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. An expectant of future glory. --South. Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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