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What (who) is expectant - definition
JURY TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PREGNANCY EXISTS
Jury of Matrons; Sentence of Death (Expectant Mothers) Act 1931
expectant
a.
Waiting, looking for, looking forward to.
Expectant
·adj Waiting in expectation; looking for.
II. Expectant ·adj waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
III. Expectant ·noun One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.
expectant
1.
If someone is expectant, they are excited because they think something interesting is about to happen.
An expectant crowd gathered...
She turned to me with an expectant look on her face.
ADJ
• expectantly
The others waited, looking at him expectantly.
ADV: ADV after v
2.
An expectant mother or father is someone whose baby is going to be born soon.
ADJ: ADJ n
Wikipedia
Jury of matrons
The jury of matrons was a form of special jury at English common law, usually used to resolve legal disputes over whether or not a party to a legal action was pregnant.
Examples of use of expectant
1. Vitamins÷ Warning to expectant mums Expectant mothers who take multi–vitamin supplements could be causing handicaps in their unborn children, it has emerged.
2. An expectant hush fell over the courtroom as Miss A walked to the witness box.
3. As a general rule, expectant mothers are advised to avoid stressful situations.
4. Expectant mothers to get Ł1'0 fruit money sparks ‘gimmick‘ row 3.
5. But most of all, they are ghostly, full of empty rooms, some expectant, some abandoned.