expectant father
Awaiting the baby
An expectant father is a man whose partner is pregnant.
The term emphasizes the waiting period before birth, paralleling expectant mother: The expectant father paced the hospital hallway.
It captures both anticipation and the liminal state of approaching parenthood without yet having arrived.
- pregnantGestating offspring internally
- nurseryRoom for infants
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
nine months · sleepless nights · nervous · proud · assembling · crib · car seat · diapers · waiting · labor pains · pacing · cigars · delivery room · contractions · hospital bag · nesting · baby shower · baby names
parental status timeline
expectant fathernew dad
Man with newborn
father · dad · parent · grandfather · empty nester
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