- expecting (a child)
- expecting (a child)to be pregnant. •
Tommy's mother is expecting a child.
•Oh, I didn't know she was expecting.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
expecting (a child)
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(be) expecting a child — be expecting a baby/child idiom (informal) to be pregnant • Ann s expecting a baby in June. Main entry: ↑expectidiom … Useful english dictionary
child — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small, young ▪ My father died while I was still a small child. ▪ newborn ▪ teenage ▪ … Collocations dictionary
child — [ tʃaıld ] (plural chil|dren [ tʃıldrən ] ) noun count *** 1. ) a young person from the time they are born until they are about 14 years old: The nursery has places for 30 children. The movie is not suitable for young children. He can t… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
expecting — [adj] pregnant carrying, expectant, in a family way*, with child*; concepts 406,485 … New thesaurus
child */*/*/ — UK [tʃaɪld] / US noun [countable] Word forms child : singular child plural children UK [ˈtʃɪldrən] / US 1) a young person from the time they are born until they are about 14 years old The nursery has places for 30 children. The film is not… … English dictionary
child*/*/*/ — [tʃaɪld] (plural children [ˈtʃɪldrən] ) noun [C] 1) a young person from the time when they are born until they are about 14 years old The nursery has places for 30 children.[/ex] He can t understand – he s just a child.[/ex] 2) someone s son or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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 — adjective Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant. , The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning child care. Syn: pregnant … Wiktionary
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 — adj pregnant, going to have a baby, expectant, carrying, big bellied TECHNICAL gravid OLD with child, great, quick, in an interesting condition/state/situation FORMAL enceinte … Useful english dictionary
with child — pregnant, expecting a child … English contemporary dictionary
