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hatchling
This term specifically describes the immediate postnatal stage of oviparous animals. It carries a strong connotation of vulnerability and fragility, evoking images of new life struggling to survive its first few moments of existence outside the shell.
While the word is most common in biological or zoological contexts, it is occasionally used as a metaphor for a person who is naive or newly initiated into a particular field, though this usage is far less frequent than its literal application.
Meanings
Examples
The dragon hatchling breathed a tiny spark of fire.
We observed the sea turtle hatchling on the beach.
The biology student studied the fish hatchling under a microscope.
The museum exhibit detailed the survival rate of each hatchling.
Few predators can resist the instinct to hunt a vulnerable hatchling.