About The Word Expectant
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Expectant
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What's The Definition Of Expectant?
[adj] in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
[adj] marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" Synonyms | Synonyms for Expectant: anticipant | anticipative | big(p) | enceinte | gravid | great(p) | heavy(p) | hopeful | large(p) | pregnant | with child(p) Related Terms | Find terms related to Expectant: agape | agog | alert | all agog | anticipant | anticipating | anticipative | anticipatory | anxious | apprehensive | aspiring | assured | atiptoe | awaiting | big | certain | confident | eager | expecting | fond | forearmed | forestalling | forewarned | full of hope | gaping | gone | gravid | heavy | hopeful | hoping | in anticipation | in expectation | in good heart | in hopes | looking | looking for | looking forward to | not surprised | of good cheer | of good hope | open-eyed | openmouthed | optimistic | parturient | prepared | ready | sanguine | sure | undespairing | unsurprised | waiting | waiting for | watchful | watching for | with bated breath See Also | Expectant In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
\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. |
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