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expectant

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expectant /ɪkˈspɛktənt/ adjective
expectant
/ɪkˈspɛktənt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXPECTANT
[more expectant; most expectant] : feeling or thinking that something will happen : expecting something
always used before a noun : expecting the birth of a child : soon to become a parent

— expectantly

adverb