hatcher

hatch

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Definitions of hatcher word

verb with object hatcher to bring forth (young) from the egg. 1
verb with object hatcher to cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or incubating. 1
verb with object hatcher to bring forth or produce; devise; create; contrive; concoct: to hatch a scheme. 1
verb without object hatcher to be hatched. 1
verb without object hatcher to brood. 1
noun hatcher the act of hatching. 1

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; Middle English hacchen; akin to German hecken to hatch

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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