[にんさんぷ, ninsanpu] (n) expectant and nursing mothers; (P) [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of
expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.]
Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the
efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
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{Expectant estate} (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under
{Expectancy}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, n.
One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope
of receiving some good.
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An expectant of future glory. --South.
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Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
expectant
adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn:
{anticipant}, {anticipative}, {expectant}]
2: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was
great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant},
{gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with
child(p)}]
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