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

Adjective

1. marked by expectation

   An expectant hush before the performance.

2. pregnant

   An expectant mother.

Translations

agape, agog, alert, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, anxious, apprehensive, aspiring, assured, atiptoe, awaiting, big, certain, confident, eager, expecting, fond, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, full of hope, gaping, gone, gravid, heavy, hopeful, hoping, in anticipation, in expectation, in good heart, in hopes, looking, looking for, looking forward to, not surprised, of good cheer, of good hope, open-eyed, openmouthed, optimistic, parturient, prepared, ready, sanguine, sure, undespairing, unsurprised, waiting, waiting for, watchful, watching for, with bated breath