ex ‧ pec ‧ tant /ɪkˈspektənt/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ expectancy , ↑ expectation ; adverb : ↑ expectantly , ↑ unexpectedly ; adjective : ↑ expectant , expected ≠ ↑ unexpected ; verb : ↑ expect ]
1 . hopeful that something good or exciting will happen, or showing this:
a row of expectant faces
2 . expectant mother/father a mother or father whose baby will be born soon
—expectantly adverb :
He looked expectantly at Sarah, but she didn’t speak.