expectant

 
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nt, ɛk-/

adjective

  • having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good: expectant crowds arrived early
  • [attributive] used to describe a pregnant woman or a man who is about to become a father: an expectant mother

noun

archaic
  • a person who anticipates receiving something, especially high office: some devoted themselves to the wearer of the crown, and others to the expectant

Derivatives

expectantly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin exspectant- 'expecting', from the verb exspectare (see expect)