Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
hatch-an-egg
verb
/hætʃ ən ɛg/
Definition
To emerge from an egg after a period of development, typically involving the breaking of the egg shell.
Examples
- The baby birds will hatch from their eggs in about two weeks.
- We watched the turtles hatch from their eggs on the beach.
- After several days under the incubator, the eggs began to hatch.
Meaning
The process by which a young animal, usually a bird, reptile, or fish, is born from an egg.
Synonyms
- emerge
- break out
- come out
- hatch
