expectant

adj.

1. Having or marked by expectation: an expectant look; an expectant hush.
2. Pregnant: expectant mothers.

expectant ex·pec'tant n.
expectantly ex·pec'tant·ly adv.

adjective

1. Having or marked by expectation: anticipant, anticipative, anticipatory. See surprise/expect.
2. Carrying a developing fetus within the uterus: big, enceinte, expecting, gravid, parturient, pregnant. Slang gone. Archaic great. Idioms: in a family way, with child. See reproduction/barrenness.

adj

Definition: eager, excited
Antonyms: uninterested

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afventende, som har noget i udsigt, gravid
n. - person der venter, kandidat

idioms:

• expectant mother    vordende moder

Nederlands (Dutch)
in verwachting, afwachtend, met het vooruitzicht van (bezit, baan etc.), iemand die iets verlangt/verwacht

Français (French)
adj. - plein d'attentes, d'expectative, future (maman), enceinte
n. - enceinte, attentiste

idioms:

• expectant mother    future mère, femme enceinte

Deutsch (German)
adj. - erwartungsvoll, werdend
n. - Anwärter, Erwartender

idioms:

• expectant mother    werdende Mutter

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γεμάτος προσδοκία, (καθομ.) κυοφορούσα, έγκυος
n. - (καθομ.) κυοφορούσα, έγκυος

idioms:

• expectant mother    μέλλουσα μητέρα

Italiano (Italian)
incinta, speranzoso

idioms:

• expectant mother    futura madre

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ansioso, grávida
n. - expectador (m)

idioms:

• expectant mother    gestante (f)

Русский (Russian)
выжидающий, рассчитывающий

idioms:

• expectant mother    беременная

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ilusionado, candidato, expectante
n. - candidato a un cargo

idioms:

• expectant mother    mujer embarazada, futura madre

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - väntande, gravid
n. - blivande ägare, närmaste arvtagare, kandidat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预期的, 期待的, 预期者, 期待者

idioms:

• expectant mother    孕妇

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 預期的, 期待的
n. - 預期者, 期待者

idioms:

• expectant mother    孕婦

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기대하는, 임신중의, 추정 상속의
n. - 기대하는 사람, 추정 상속인, 채용 예정자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 期待している, 近くこどものできる, 成り行きを待つ
n. - 期待している人, 志望者

idioms:

• expectant mother    妊婦

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منتظرة مولودا, متوقع (الاسم) من ينتظر أو يتوقع شيئا ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצפה, מקווה‬
n. - ‮מועמד למשרה, אדם המצפה למשהו‬

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