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hatching

hatching

2 2.2
The time when young animals come out of an egg
  • noun
  • /ˈhæʧɪŋ/
translation icon : eclosión
  • The program focuses on the hatching of endangered bird species to help boost their populations.
  • hatching of eggs
  • hatching chicks
  • hatching time

All right, so we have that scene here where there's a hatching going on of an egg for the heart, for the Master Harper Robinson, and for Sabelle.

Examples

  • Recently, Ireland has become interested in the hatching and release of Homarus gammarus juveniles.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The hatching of the baby sea turtles was a thrilling event for everyone on the beach.

  • In time to witness the hatching and their desperate flight to the sea.

    Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)

  • However, a few hours after hatching, they simply saunter off.

  • The hatching of the larvae.

    Phenomena (1985)

  • At the time of hatching, a third of the mass of the kiwi chick is still yolk.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The eggs were incubated in an Italian machine (Victoria) having separate arrangements for setting and hatching of eggs.

    Academic text (2014)

  • By 1894, a total of 21 hatching stations were established with anticipation of the number reaching as many as 68.

    Academic text (1999)

  • To this end, we analyzed the body condition at hatching and the timing of breeding for nesting females at Tvrminne during 2003-2016.

    Academic text (2018)

  • She watched the hatching of the chicks and was amazed at how quickly they adapted to their surroundings.

Synonyms

hatch
vshatching
199 1.9

The time when young animals come out of eggs

refers specifically to the ongoing process of young emerging from an egg
eclosion
vshatching
  • Specialized
9.9

A young animal coming out of its egg or pupa

means emergence only from an egg, not from a pupa or other enclosure

Surface Forms

hatching singular
hatchings plural

Morphology

hatching = hatch (transparent) = hatch + ing

The noun 'hatching' is clearly derived from the verb 'hatch' with the addition of the suffix '-ing', indicating the process or action.

Etymology

Hatching for eggs comes from the word hatch meaning 'door' or 'to open', like a tiny door in the shell. So hatching is the act of the shell opening and the young animal coming out.