hatchlings
Newly emerged young
Hatchlings are young animals that have recently emerged from eggs.
The term applies to birds, reptiles, fish, and insects alike: The sea turtle hatchlings made their way toward the ocean.
Hatchling emphasizes the newness—once an animal has grown past its earliest stage, it's no longer a hatchling but a chick, fry, or juvenile.
Newly hatched birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- nestlingsUnfledged young birds
- cygnetsJuvenile swans
- ducklingsYoung waterfowl offspring
goslings · pullets · poults · downy · avian · nest · roost · feathers
Development before emergence
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- pippingNarrowly beating someone
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- broodHatchlings as a group
emergence · shell · yolk · eggshell · brooding · spawn · germination · sprouting
Cook in hot fat
- fingerlingsJuvenile fish for stocking
- tadpolesLarval amphibians
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
alevin · parr · smolt · aquarium · pond · gills · schooling · minnows
Not yet mature
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- babiesVery young children
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- progenyOne's biological descendants
newborns · puppies · kittens · cubs · pups · calves · lambs · foals
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- tenderSoft or sore
- weakLacking power or force
defenseless · helpless · small · tiny · dependent · precarious · protection · predators
chicks
Newly hatched birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- nestlingsUnfledged young birds
- cygnetsJuvenile swans
ducklings · goslings · pullets · poults · downy · avian · nest · roost · feathers · beak
incubation
Development before emergence
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- pippingNarrowly beating someone
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
brood · emergence · shell · yolk · eggshell · brooding · spawn · germination · sprouting · birth
fry
Cook in hot fat
- fingerlingsJuvenile fish for stocking
- tadpolesLarval amphibians
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
spawn · alevin · parr · smolt · aquarium · pond · gills · schooling · minnows · salmon
young
Not yet mature
progeny · newborns · puppies · kittens · cubs · pups · calves · lambs · foals · piglets
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- tenderSoft or sore
weak · defenseless · helpless · small · tiny · dependent · precarious · protection · predators · survival
turtles
Shell-backed reptiles
- snakesElongated limbless reptiles
- lizardsSmall scaly reptiles
- crocodiliansOrder of large semiaquatic reptiles
geckos · tortoises · scales · cold-blooded · basking · clutch · nest · sand · burrow · leatherback
- juvenile reptiles and amphibianstadpoles, froglets, polliwogs, efts
- larvaelarvae, larva, caterpillar, caterpillars, maggot
- Angry BirdsRed, Chuck, Matilda, Stella, Terence
- baby animalspuppy, kitten, chick, chicks, duckling
- young animalspuppy, puppies, kitten, kittens, chick
- baby poultrychicks, duckling, ducklings, gosling, goslings
hatchlingsadults
Fully mature individuals
full-grown · fledglings · breeders · elders · juveniles