unhatched
Inside the shell
Unhatched describes an egg that hasn't yet hatched—the creature inside remains enclosed: The hen sat protectively over her unhatched eggs.
By extension, unhatched plans or schemes haven't yet been put into action or revealed: Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
Organism before birth
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- developingBecoming more advanced
- gestatingCarrying developing offspring
prenatal · fetal · yolk · albumen · shell · ovum · zygote · brood
Not made actual
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- untappedNot yet utilized
- promisingShowing signs of success
budding · emerging · incipient · nascent · forthcoming · awaiting · pending · prospective
Not fully formed
- unformedWithout developed structure
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- prematureOccurring before expected
early · rudimentary · embryonic · inchoate · fledgling · unripe · green · raw
Not carried out
- undisclosedNot made known
- secretConcealed information
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- hiddenKept out of sight
unrevealed · private · scheming · plotting · brewing · forming · developing · germinating
embryo
Organism before birth
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- developingBecoming more advanced
gestating · prenatal · fetal · yolk · albumen · shell · ovum · zygote · brood · clutch
unrealized
Not made actual
promising · budding · emerging · incipient · nascent · forthcoming · awaiting · pending · prospective · anticipated
undeveloped
Not fully formed
- unformedWithout developed structure
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfinishedNot yet complete
premature · early · rudimentary · embryonic · inchoate · fledgling · unripe · green · raw · unfledged
unexecuted
Not carried out
- undisclosedNot made known
- secretConcealed information
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
hidden · unrevealed · private · scheming · plotting · brewing · forming · developing · germinating · incubating
unhatchedhatched
Emerged from egg
realized · actualized · manifested · developed · materialized
hatch, hatched, hatching, hatchet, hatches, hatchling, hatchery, hatcheries, hatchers