hatched
/hætʃt/
verb
- To come out of an egg by breaking the shell.
- The chicks hatched early this morning.
- We watched the turtle eggs hatch on the beach.
- The eggs hatched after three weeks of incubation.
- To cause an egg to break open so a baby animal can come out.
- They hatched the eggs by keeping them at a steady temperature.
- She carefully hatched the duck eggs in a warm box.
- The farmer hatched the eggs in a special incubator.
- To create or think of a plan, often in secret.
- We hatched a surprise party for her birthday.
- The spies hatched a plan to escape.
- They hatched a scheme to win the contest.
adjective
- Born from an egg by breaking the shell.
- The hatched turtles crawled toward the sea.
- The newly hatched birds were very hungry.
- A hatched chick needs warmth and food.