expectant

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛktənt/

Etymology: From Old French expectant, from Latin expectans.

Marked by expectation.
“the expectant hush before the performance”
Pregnant.
“an expectant mother”
“After seeing all the beautiful little wardrobe of the mother expectant, praising her delicate needlework, and inwardly regretting their own inability to add to it, they got a hearty lunch, intended for a dinner, and returned homewards,...”
Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.

Etymology: From Old French expectant, from Latin expectans.