Expectant Definition

ĭk-spĕktənt
adjective
Expecting.
Webster's New World
Having or marked by expectation.
An expectant look; an expectant hush.
American Heritage
Pregnant.
Expectant mothers.
American Heritage Medicine
An expectant mother.
Wiktionary
(medicine, dated) Waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
Wiktionary
noun
A person who expects something.
Webster's New World

Origin of Expectant

  • From Old French expectant, from Latin expectans

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to expectant using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

expectant