-to-be

-to-be UK [tə ˈbiː] US [tə ˈbi] 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.

Thesaurus: relating to the future_synonym suffixes_hyponym at an unspecified time in the future_synonym

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[in combination] of the future

my bride-to-be

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-to-be idiom

(in compounds) future

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his bride-to-be

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mothers-to-be

(= pregnant women)

Main entry: ↑be_idiom