How to Pronounce "hatchery"
word
ˈhætʃɝi
HATCH-uh-ree
hˈætʃəɹi
HATCH-uh-ree
Definition
A hatchery is a place where eggs are kept warm so that young animals like fish, chickens, or other birds can develop and hatch out of their eggs.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhætʃɝi
British English
hˈætʃəɹi
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HATCH-uh-ree
UK
HATCH-uh-ree
Listen in Context
The fish eggs will hatch in the hatchery.
We visited a chicken hatchery on our school trip.
The new hatchery can hold thousands of eggs at once.
Working at the hatchery taught me a lot about raising fish.