hatchling

ˈhæʧlɪŋ

Definition

Definition of hatchling - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biologyyoung animal newly emerged from an egg

The hatchling crawled toward the sea after emerging from its egg.

chick

fledgling

LGBT

Rare

person recently realizing they are transgender

Rare

She felt like a hatchling after coming out.

beginner

newcomer

novice

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young animal newly emerged from an egg

Origin of hatchling

English, hatch (to emerge) + -ling (diminutive)

Terms with hatchling included in their meaning

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young bird

hatchling

recently hatched bird

Examples of hatchling in a sentence

Researchers observed the hatchling's first steps in the wild.
Joining the support group, he met other hatchlings.
As a hatchling, he found comfort in shared experiences.

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French:nouveau-né, néo-trans, ...
German:Schlüpfling, neu erkannte Transperson, ...
Italian:neonato, ...
Spanish:cría recién nacida, persona recién descubierta, ...
Portuguese:cria recém-eclodida, pessoa que recentemente se descobriu transgénero, ...
Chinese:刚孵化的幼体, 初醒者, ...
Japanese:ふ化したばかりの幼獣, ハッチリング, ...
Arabic:فَرْخٌ فاقِس, متحول جديد, ...
Hebrew:אֶפְרוֹחַ, טְרַנְסְג׳ֶנְדֶּר בִּתְחִלַּת הַדֶּרֶךְ, ...
Russian:птенец, новичок, ...
Ukrainian:дитинча, новонароджений, ...
Hindi:नवजात, हैचलिंग, ...
Bengali:সদ্যোজাত শাবক, নতুনভাবে আবিষ্কার, ...
Catalan:cria acabada de néixer, nouvingut, ...
Czech:vylíhlé mládě, člověk, který si nově uvědomil svou transgender identitu, ...
Danish:en unge, nyudklækket, ...
Dutch:uitgekomen jong, nieuwkomer, ...
Greek:νεοεκκολαπτόμενο, νεοφώτιστος, ...
Hungarian:frissen kikelt állat, frissen önmagára talált transznemű személy, ...
Khmer:កូនសត្វទើបញាស់, បុគ្គលដែលទើបតែដឹងថាខ្លួនជាមនុស្សប្តូរភេទ, ...
Korean:부화한 새끼, 새내기, ...
Persian:نوزاد تخم‌گشا, هچلینگ, ...
Polish:pisklę, osoba, która niedawno odkryła, że jest transpłciowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):filhote recém-eclodido, recém-assumida, ...
Romanian:pui eclozat, nou venit, ...
Swedish:en nykläckt unge, nykläckt, ...
Thai:ลูกสัตว์ที่เพิ่งฟัก, คนที่เพิ่งรู้ตัว, ...
Turkish:yavru, yeni fark eden, ...
Vietnamese:con non mới nở, người mới nhận thức, ...

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