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expectant

[ik-spek-tuhnt] / ɪkˈspɛk tənt /


ADJECTIVE
preparing to give birth
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“Are you guys drinking NA beers?” one Reddit poster asked in a forum for expectant mothers and hopeful parents.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

She described sitting alongside expectant parents and families before receiving difficult news about her fertility.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Their relationship with Max is also much more personal: Anna was Max’s pregnant lawyer in the trial where Max stood accused of killing his expectant wife, while Tom was the prosecutor.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The affected data include childhood immunization rates against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, hepatitis, chicken pox and flu; and rates for 13 year olds and expectant mothers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

There is an eerie, expectant feeling to a schoolroom in the summer.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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