hatchling

noun

hatch·​ling ˈhach-liŋ How to pronounce hatchling (audio)
: a recently hatched animal

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From August through March, guests and homeowners can help release hatchlings into the surf at sunset — sometimes by the thousands. Kathryn Romeyn, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025 Female birds actually can manage a free lunch through brood parasitism by forcing other birds to raise their hatchlings. Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025 Mommy, a 100-year-old Galápagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo, recently became a first-time mother to four hatchlings. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Earlier this year, Jacksonville Today reported that homeowners in American Beach, Florida, planned to sue Nassau County officials in an attempt to protect loggerhead and green sea turtle hatchlings from beach drivers on the area’s popular dunes. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hatchling

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hatchling was in 1854

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“Hatchling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchling. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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hatchling

noun
hatch·​ling ˈhach-liŋ How to pronounce hatchling (audio)
: a recently hatched animal
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