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hatching

hatching

2 2.2
The time when young animals come out of an egg
  • noun
  • /ˈhæʧɪŋ/
: 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
3 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
1 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.