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hatchlings

hatchlings is the plural of hatchling.

Meaning of hatchling

Noun

hatchling (plural hatchlings)

  1. A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.
    • The hatchling alligator had just broken out of its shell but was already trying to follow its mother, who hunted hatchling birds.
  2. (transgender slang) A person who has (especially recently) realized that they are transgender.

Questions about hatchlings

What is hatchlings the plural of?
Hatchlings is the plural of hatchling.

Words near hatchlings in the dictionary

  1. hatchite
  2. Hatchky
  3. hatchless
  4. hatchlike
  5. hatchling
  6. hatchlings
  7. hatchman
  8. hatchmen
  9. hatchment
  10. hatchments
  11. hatcht

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