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What does expectant mean?

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Adjective
  1. Marked by expectation.
  2. Pregnant.
  3. (medicine) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.
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That's the Chinese equivalent of the old American tale that babies are dropped off by a stork at expectant parents' homes.
When faced with such increases in medical intervention, more expectant mothers are requesting home births.
He was grinning with the expectant air of an ambitious toady as he balanced on his tiptoes.
He noticed the quietness of the table, and the expectant gazes of all those around him.
The arc between midwicket and long-on received maximum attention as bowlers were left gasping, fielders hopeless and spectators expectant.
It is presented to expectant women through hospital scan units and antenatal clinics.

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