- 1hoping for something, especially something good and exciting children with expectant faces waiting for the fireworks to begin A sudden roar came from the expectant crowd.
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- 2expectant mother/father/parent used to describe someone who is going to have a baby soon or become a father Smoking by expectant mothers may increase the chances of brain damage in their babies.
adverb She looked at him expectantly. waiting expectantlySee expectant in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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