-to-be

-to-be
UK [tə ˈbiː] / US [tə ˈbɪ] suffix
used after some nouns to describe the person that someone will soon be or the position that they will soon have

Mum-to-be Sinead says she is delighted about her baby.


English dictionary. 2014.

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