expecting

expecting
Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.

, The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning child care.


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  • Expecting — may refer to:* Expecting ( Angel ), a 2000 episode of the TV series Angel (TV series) * Expecting , a song from the album White Blood Cells by The White Stripes * A pregnant female …   Wikipedia

  • expecting — [adj] pregnant carrying, expectant, in a family way*, with child*; concepts 406,485 …   New thesaurus

  • Expecting — Expect Ex*pect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expecting}.] [L. expectatum, to look out for, await, expect; ex + out spectare to look at. See {Spectacle}.] 1. To wait for; to await. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Let s in, and there… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Expecting to Fly — may refer to: * Expecting to Fly, a song by Buffalo Springfield * Expecting to Fly , an album by The Bluetones * Expecting to Fly A song by the New Zealand band Headless Chickens, off their 1988 album Stunt Clown …   Wikipedia

  • Expecting (Angel) — Infobox Television episode Title = Expecting Series = Angel Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 12 Airdate = January 25, 2000 Production = 1ADH12 Writer = Howard Gordon Director = David Semel Guests = Daphne Duplaix (Serena) Ken Marino (Wilson)… …   Wikipedia

  • Expecting to Fly (album) — Infobox Album Name = Expecting to Fly Type = Studio album Artist = The Bluetones Background = Orange Released = 12 February 1996 (UK) Recorded = 1996 Genre = Folk rock, rock Length = Label = Superior Quality Recordings/A M Records Producer = Hugh …   Wikipedia

  • Expecting Someone Taller — Infobox Book | name = Expecting Someone Taller title orig = translator = image caption = Orbit (1988) paperback edition cover author = Tom Holt illustrator = cover artist = country = UK language = English series = genre = Satirical Fantasy novel… …   Wikipedia

  • expecting — Synonyms and related words: agape, agog, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, atiptoe, awaiting, aweless, big, big with child, big laden, breeding, calm, carrying, carrying a fetus, certain, composed, confident, cool,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • expecting — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. expectant, due, about to become a mother; see pregnant 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. *with child, *in a family way. see pregnant III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Carrying a developing fetus within the uterus …   English dictionary for students

  • expecting — ex·pect || ɪk spekt v. hope, anticipate; assume …   English contemporary dictionary

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