Found 2 items, similar to Expectant.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: expectant expectant adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; “an expectant hush” [syn: anticipant, anticipative] 2: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; “was big with child”; “was great with child” [syn: big(p), enceinte, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Expectant Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.] Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment. [1913 Webster] Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under Expectancy. [1913 Webster] Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, n. One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. [1913 Webster] An expectant of future glory. --South. [1913 Webster] Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift. [1913 Webster]