expectant
having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
pregnant; expecting: an expectant mother.
characterized by expectations: an expectant attitude.
in expectation; expected; prospective: an expectant fortune.
a person who expects or who waits in expectation.
Origin of expectant
1Other words from expectant
- 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
- o·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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How to use expectant in a sentence
Prenatal care could prevent many mothers from delivering prematurely, but covid-19 has made expectant parents much more likely to skip those doctor’s visits.
Brazil’s most vulnerable are struggling to survive the stress of covid | Jill Langlois | June 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewI looked at the expectant faces of my fellow players, channeled all the luck of the past pandemic year into my fist — and someone sprayed Windex in my face.
Headed to a casino this summer? Here’s what to expect. | Erika Mailman | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostBy then, she says adoption numbers had dropped significantly because of increased competition and a decreasing number of expectant mothers seeking to place their babies.
Dear expectant parents,I am writing today with some ideas for your “gender reveal” party.
Gene Weingarten: I’ve got a few gender-reveal ideas for parents | Gene Weingarten | May 20, 2021 | Washington PostYou newly expectant parents apparently demand your Special Day, and I am here to accommodate you with ideas.
Gene Weingarten: I’ve got a few gender-reveal ideas for parents | Gene Weingarten | May 20, 2021 | Washington Post
Those feelings are due, in part, to the notion that if an expectant mom is super vigilant, she can control her pregnancy.
Medicine Bedevils Pregnant Women With Too Many Warnings About Risk | Lenore Skanazy | October 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBy his own admission to reporters, Acevedo plowed into the cab carrying the expectant couple and then fled the scene.
Hit-and-Run Driver Julio Acevedo Talks, Suggests 50 Cent Connection | Michael Daly | March 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThankfully (or perhaps not, for some expectant theatergoers), the play steers clear of nudity and anything too explicit.
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Musical Goes Off-Broadway | Lizzie Crocker | January 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTexpectant moms are advised to avoid alcohol, and dads often go along for the ride these days.
Next, a weary expectant mother came through the doors in a wheelchair, palm to forehead.
Hundreds Evacuated From NYU’s Tisch Hospital in Hurricane Sandy | Abby Haglage | October 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen the crowd saw who he was the argument desisted forthwith, the crowd became quiet and respectful, moreover expectant.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThe host hastily poured whiskey-and-soda lest he should look haughtily expectant.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonIt was fragrant with the perfume of violets, and he stood gazing at her portrait expectant of her coming.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaThe expectant audience scarcely breathed as he began his theme.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaBut her ears magnified a thousandfold each crackling of a log and each creak of the floor sent expectant shivers along her spine.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair Blank
British Dictionary definitions for expectant
/ (ɪkˈspɛktənt) /
expecting, anticipating, or hopeful: an expectant glance
having expectations, esp of possession of something or prosperity
pregnant: an expectant mother
a person who expects something
obsolete a candidate for office, esp for ecclesiastical preferment
Derived forms of expectant
- expectantly, adverb
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