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hatchie en · NOUN

Etymology

From hatch + -ie (suffix that forms diminutive nouns).

Meanings

  1. (endearing, slang) A dragon that has just emerged from its shell; a baby/young dragon; a hatchling.
    • my dragon kid named pondhopper, because she was originally meant to be green and marinating in a pond but she just... became pink Anyway just finished an adult version of her, she’s a bit cuter as a hatchie (old art) 2021 August 16, @fishtrouts, Twitter:
    • What I wonder IS if a dragon has been precogged as male or female, couldn't it just appear where it normally would on the dragons page? At least for hatchies... I am unsure that could work for eggies because THOSE can, in theory still be influenced. 2018 August 8, JavaTigress, “Show action log on hatchie page (gender-related only)”, in Dragon Cave:
    • The valentine's hatchie is so dang cute! I was I had snagged more so I could freeze one. 2010 February 17, Hell Puppi, “Re: The Dragon Cave IV: Get Your Own Dragons”, in Giant in the Playground Forum, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2024:

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Synonyms

hatchy