Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ˈhæt͡ʃlɪŋ/ · noun
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.
Hatchling nautiluses emerge, after nearly a year's gestation, as miniature adults and then immediately start swimming around, searching for food in the depths.
Use hatchling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hatchling means A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The hatchling alligator had just broken out of its shell but was already trying to follow its mother, who hunted hatchling birds.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.