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hatchling.

A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhæt͡ʃlɪŋ/
  1. A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.

    The hatchling alligator had just broken out of its shell but was already trying to follow its mother, who hunted hatchling birds.
  2. A person who has (especially recently) realized that they are transgender.

Where this word comes from

From hatch + -ling. Sense 2 in reference to the term crack one's egg (“realize one is transgender”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.