expectant

English

Etymology

From Old French expectant, from Latin expectans.

Adjective

expectant (comparative more expectant, superlative most expectant)

  1. Marked by expectation.
    the expectant hush before the performance
  2. Pregnant.
    an expectant mother
  3. (medicine, dated) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.

Translations

Noun

expectant (plural expectants)

  1. A person who expects or awaits something.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

expectant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of expectō
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