hatchie

English

Etymology

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

Noun

hatchie (plural hatchies)

1. (fantasy, fandom slang, endearing) A dragon that has just emerged from its shell; a baby/young dragon; a hatchling.
   • 2010 February 17, Hell Puppi, “Re: The Dragon Cave IV: Get Your Own Dragons”, in Giant in the Playground Forum‎^[1]:

     The valentine's hatchie is so dang cute! I was I had snagged more so I could freeze one.

   • 2018 August 8, JavaTigress, “Show action log on hatchie page (gender-related only)”, in Dragon Cave‎^[2]:

     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.

   • 2021 August 16, @fishtrouts, Twitter‎^[3]:

     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)

Synonyms

• hatchy