Definition

Adjective: Not yet emerged from an egg; not having hatched.

Usage

The adjective "unhatched" describes an egg that contains a developing embryo but from which the young has not yet broken out. It is typically used in biological, agricultural, and general descriptive contexts.

Examples

• The bird sat patiently on her unhatched eggs.
• Scientists studied the unhatched embryo to understand its development.
• Unfortunately, some of the turtle eggs remained unhatched.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: "Unhatched" can be used metaphorically to describe a plan, idea, or project that has been conceived but not yet realized or made public.
  • Example: "Their scheme was still an unhatched plot, known only to a few."

Variants and Related Words

• Hatch (verb): To emerge from an egg; to cause an egg to open so a young animal can come out.
• Hatched (adjective): Having emerged from an egg.
• Unborn (adjective): Not yet born. (While similar, "unborn" typically refers to mammals, not eggs.)

Synonyms

• Not hatched
• Unexpressed (in figurative use)

Antonyms

• Hatched
• Born

Adjective

1. not yet emerged from an egg