expecting

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of expect

adj

1. Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
   The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning childcare.
   When is the new couple expecting?

noun

1. The process by which somebody expects something.
   In this process participants become immersed in the dynamic interplay of rememberings, communal extraction, imaginings, expectings, etc., and of singular perceptions of each of these separately and as they come together […] 1998, Merrelyn Emery, Searching: The Theory and Practice of Making Cultural Change