Hatching

/ˈhæʧɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The act or process of an egg breaking open and a young animal emerging.

The hatching of the chicks took place after twenty-one days of incubation.

The stage or process of something emerging or coming into being.

The hatching of new ideas can lead to innovative solutions.

verb

Present participle of hatch, meaning to cause an egg to break open and a young animal to emerge.

The birds are hatching their eggs in the spring.

To devise or plan something, often with a secretive or cunning intention.

They were hatching a plan to surprise their friend on her birthday.

Middle English hatche, from Old English hæccian, meaning 'to hatch or to cover'.

hatching a plan

Devising a strategy or scheme.

hatching an egg

The process of a bird or reptile emerging from its egg.

hatching out

To emerge from an egg.

incubation

The process of keeping eggs warm until they hatch.

egg

The round or oval reproductive body produced by birds and some other animals.

chick

A young bird, especially a newly hatched one.