hatchling
Just-emerged baby bird
A hatchling is a young animal that has recently emerged from an egg.
The term applies most often to birds, reptiles, and fish: The sea turtle hatchlings made their way toward the ocean.
Hatchling emphasizes the creature's newness and vulnerability—freshly hatched and not yet developed.
Young bird, especially poultry
- ducklingImmature waterfowl offspring
- cygnetImmature swan
- eagletImmature raptor
- owletImmature nocturnal raptor
gosling · turtle · crocodilian · snake · lizard · fledgling · poult · tadpole
Development before emergence
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- broodHatchlings as a group
- eggshellBrittle ovum casing
- pippingNarrowly beating someone
embryo · fertilization · breeding · reproduction · laying · spawn · offspring · progeny
Animal-built shelter for young
- downyHaving soft, fine texture
- broodHatchlings as a group
- roostingSettling to sleep aloft
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
feathers · gape · begging · parental · feeding · warmth · shelter · fledgling
Narrow break or attempt
- peckDry measure or quick kiss
- pipFruit seed or dot
- shellHard outer covering
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
struggle · instinct · unfurl · awakening · debut · liberation · freedom · breakthrough
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- fledgingAcquiring adult feathers
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
nourishment · foraging · imprinting · learning · survival · adaptation · independence · preening
Open to attack
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- tenderSoft or sore
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- weakLacking power or force
defenseless · helpless · dependent · sensitive · precarious · perishable · ephemeral · mortality
chick
Young bird, especially poultry
owlet · gosling · turtle · crocodilian · snake · lizard · fledgling · poult · tadpole · larva
incubation
Development before emergence
pipping · embryo · fertilization · breeding · reproduction · laying · spawn · offspring · progeny · maternity
nest
Animal-built shelter for young
brooding · feathers · gape · begging · parental · feeding · warmth · shelter · fledgling
crack
Narrow break or attempt
breakout · struggle · instinct · unfurl · awakening · debut · liberation · freedom · breakthrough · emergence
growth
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- fledgingAcquiring adult feathers
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
molting · nourishment · foraging · imprinting · learning · survival · adaptation · independence · preening · strengthening
vulnerable
Open to attack
weak · defenseless · helpless · dependent · sensitive · precarious · perishable · ephemeral · mortality · predation
- hatchlingschick, duckling, gosling, cygnet, eaglet
- Turtlesturtle, pond turtle, box turtle, sea turtle, mud turtle
- larvaelarvae, larva, caterpillar, caterpillars, maggot
- crustacean developmentlarva, juvenile, molt, metamorphosis, egg
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- SpringApril, May, spring equinox, spring flowers, cherry blossoms