Synonyms of hatched

hatched

verb

past tense of hatch

as in spawned

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop

the mallards and geese have begun hatching in their nests down by the pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spawned
• incubated
• laid
• sat
• brooded
• set

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hatched

In a rare instance, the pair was hatched from two eggs in the same breeding season, marking a first for the North American population of echidnas. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 July 2026

According to the ancient Greeks, a mighty serpent called Ophion incubated an enormous egg that hatched into the universe and all its inhabitants. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Newly hatched larvae in infected animals could then mature and breed to produce even more flies within the US. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Once hatched, the larvae burrow into the host and feed on its internal organs. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

Busy season begins as only bird rescue source Baby bird season has hit the rescue particularly hard this year with the influx of fresh birds being hatched with nowhere to go. — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

In 2025, Jackie laid three eggs that all hatched in early March. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

The zoo has been working with the species for more than three decades, and, in collaboration with a number of conservation partners, has hatched and released a total of 80 Louisiana pine snakes to the wild so far this year. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

One of four piping plover chicks that recently hatched at Montrose Beach has died, the Chicago Piping Plovers conservation organization announced Tuesday. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026