expectant

Phonetic

US /ɪkˈspektənt/UK /ɪkˈspektənt/

Translations

ADJMarked by expectation., Pregnant., Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.
NOUNA person who expects or awaits something.

Variants

  • expectants: Plural

Examples

  • The president’s order faced immediate legal challenges, as civil rights organizations, immigrant advocacy groups and expectant parents sued, successfully winning in court to block the order while lawsuits unfolded.

    Source:cn.nytimes.com

  • The president’s order faced immediate legal challenges, as civil rights organizations, immigrant advocacy groups and expectant parents sued, successfully winning in court to block the order while lawsuits unfolded.

    Source:cn.nytimes.com

  • Days before this weekend’s shooting, Kimmel joked that first lady Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow.”

    Source:edition.cnn.com

  • Days before this weekend’s shooting, Kimmel joked that first lady Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow.”

    Source:edition.cnn.com

  • Days before this weekend’s shooting, Kimmel joked that first lady Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow.”

    Source:edition.cnn.com

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