ex·pect·ant /ɪkˈspɛktənt/ adjective
1 [more expectant; most expectant] : feeling or thinking that something will happen : expecting something
▪ An expectant crowd waited for her arrival. 2 always used before a noun : expecting the birth of a child : soon to become a parent
▪ expectant parents ▪ an expectant mother
▪ An expectant crowd waited for her arrival.
▪ expectant parents ▪ an expectant mother
— ex·pect·ant·ly adverb
▪ The crowd waited expectantly for her arrival.
▪ The crowd waited expectantly for her arrival.
