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English Dictionary: expectant	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
expectant adj marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant, anticipative, expectant] in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" Synonym(s): big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Expectant \Expect"ant\, n. One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. An expectant* of future glory. --South. Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Expectant \Expect"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. {Expectant* estate} (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under {Expectancy}.