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adjective
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pregnant; expecting: an expectant mother.
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characterized by expectations: an expectant attitude.
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noun
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a person who expects or who waits in expectation.
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Expectant
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin expectant- (stem of expectāns), present participle of expectāre to expect; see -ant
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin expectant- (stem of expectāns), present participle of expectāre to expect; see -ant
Related forms
ex·pect·ant·ly, adverb
half-ex·pect·ant, adjective
half-ex·pect·ant·ly, adverb
non·ex·pect·ant, adjective
non·ex·pect·ant·ly, adverb
EXPANDo·ver·ex·pect·ant, adjective
o·ver·ex·pect·ant·ly, adverb
pre·ex·pect·ant, noun
qua·si-ex·pect·ant, adjective
qua·si-ex·pect·ant·ly, adverb
un·ex·pect·ant, adjective
un·ex·pect·ant·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
expectant
late 14c., from O.Fr. expectant or directly from L. expectantem (nom. expectans), prp. of expectare (see expect). Related: Expectantly.
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Medical Dictionary
expectant ex·pec·tant (ĭk-spěk'tənt)
adj.
Pregnant.
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