noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhæt͡ʃəɹi/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhæt͡ʃɹi/
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General-American:/ˈhæt͡ʃəɹi/
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A (commercial) facility where eggs, especially those of fish or poultry, are hatched under artificial conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A place where something is fostered or nurtured; a nursery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the park authorities operated a trout hatchery
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: place, property
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English hatch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English hatchery From hatch (verb) + -ery (suffix denoting a place where an art, craft, or practice is carried out).
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bengali:
হ্যাচারি
(hêcari)
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Bulgarian:
инкубатор
(inkubator)
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Bulgarian:
люпилня
(ljupilnja)
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Catalan:
eclosionadora
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Czech:
líheň
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Dutch:
broedplaats
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Dutch:
kwekerij
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Finnish:
kalahautomo
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Finnish:
kasvattamo
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
French:
alevinier
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
French:
couveuse artificielle
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
French:
couvoir
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
French:
écloserie
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Georgian:
ინკუბატორი
(inḳubaṭori)
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
German:
Brutapparat
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
German:
Brutplatz
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
German:
Brutstätte
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Greek:
εκκολαπτήριο
(ekkolaptírio)
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Indonesian:
bangsal benih
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Indonesian:
panti benih
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Indonesian:
panti pembenihan
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Indonesian:
rumah benih
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Japanese:
孵化場
(fukajō)
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Macedonian:
мрестилиште
(mrestilište)
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Polish:
wylęgarnia
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Portuguese:
chocadeira
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Portuguese:
incubadora
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Russian:
инкубато́рий
(inkubatórij)
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Serbo-Croatian:
мрије́стилӣште
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Serbo-Croatian:
mrijéstilīšte
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Spanish:
criadero
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Tagalog:
halimhiman
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
Turkish:
yumurtlatmak
— (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
