EXPECTANT


Meaning of EXPECTANT in English

I. -tənt adjective

Date: 14th century

1. : characterized by expectation

2. : expecting the birth of a child

expectant mothers

• ex·pec·tant·ly adverb

II. noun

Date: 1609

: one who is looking forward to something

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.