Hatchling (Noun)
Meaning
Any recently hatched animal (especially birds).
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The hatchling struggled to free itself from the eggshell's remnants, eventually managing to emerge and take its first wobbly steps.
- Carefully cradling the delicate hatchling in her hands, the wildlife rehabilitator monitored its fragile heartbeat.
- At the bird sanctuary, visitors could observe a variety of hatchlings in their incubators, learning about their early stages of development.
- In the forest, the mother bird vigilantly guarded her nest, watching over the vulnerable hatchling that had emerged just hours before.
- A local zoo was celebrating the arrival of a new hatchling, a critically endangered species that had been nurtured back to health through their conservation program.