🤷 Not expecting 🙅 Not pregnant

unexpectant

6.8

Not pregnant and not carrying a baby

adjective
/ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktənt/

: no embarazada

The doctor confirmed that the patient was unexpectant after reviewing the results.

Examples

After the test, she was relieved to find out she was unexpectant.
They celebrated the news that she remained unexpectant and healthy.
She felt unexpectant after her recent doctor's appointment.
The couple was unexpectant despite the rumors.
The doctor assured her that the test results confirmed she was unexpectant for the time being.
Worried that she might be pregnant, she was relieved to learn she was still unexpectant.
Despite her friends' excitement about potential news, she remained unexpectant of any changes.

Synonyms

unpregnant

vsunexpectant

1 6.3

Not carrying a baby inside the body

is more focused on everyday human situations than broad animal use

unconceived

vsunexpectant

1 7.9

Not pregnant and not carrying a baby

is about currently not carrying a baby rather than never conceiving

nonpregnant

vsunexpectant

Specialized

2.9

Not carrying a baby inside the body

is the everyday term for not awaiting a baby

unimpregnated

vsunexpectant

Specialized

8.8

A female animal or egg not fertilized by a male

is used mainly for humans rather than for eggs or animals

Antonyms

pregnant

∞ 1.0

Having a baby or a young animal growing inside the belly

How Pregnant

full-term

4 3.7

pregnant

∞ 1.0

unexpectant

6.8

Surface Forms

unexpectant positive

Morphology

unexpectant = expectant (semi-transparent) = un + expect + ant

Formally 'un-' + 'expectant' would mean 'not expecting', but the sense 'not pregnant' depends on the specialized collocation 'expectant mother' (pregnant), which may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Unexpectant comes from un- 'not' and expectant, linked to expect, which can mean 'to be expecting a baby'. So unexpectant means 'not expecting' a baby, in other words not pregnant.