D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Waiting

· Wait·ing · IPA /[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]/
01 a. & n. a. & n. from Wait, v.
  1. 1.
    a. & n. from Wait, v. See: Wait
Phrases & compounds
In waiting — in attendance; as, lords in waiting.
Waiting gentlewoman — a woman who waits upon a person of rank.
Waiting maid — a maid or woman who waits upon another as a personal servant.