"hatch, match, and dispatch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hatches, matches, and dispatches [plural]
Etymology: hatch suggests birth, as in the hatching of an egg; match suggests marriage, as in the matching of bride and groom; and dispatch suggests death. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hatch}} hatch, {{m|en|match}} match, {{m|en|dispatch}} dispatch Head templates: {{en-noun|hatches, matches, and dispatches}} hatch, match, and dispatch (plural hatches, matches, and dispatches)
  1. The major milestones of a person's life: birth, marriage, and death. Translations (birth, marriage, and death): anyakönyvi hírek/események: születés, házasság(-kötés)/esküvő, halálozás/haláleset (Hungarian), születtek, házasodtak, elhunytak (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-hatch,_match,_and_dispatch-en-noun-twuAp-MD

Verb

Forms: hatches, matches, and dispatches [present, singular, third-person], hatching, matching, and dispatching [participle, present], hatched, matched, and dispatched [participle, past], hatched, matched, and dispatched [past]
Etymology: hatch suggests birth, as in the hatching of an egg; match suggests marriage, as in the matching of bride and groom; and dispatch suggests death. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hatch}} hatch, {{m|en|match}} match, {{m|en|dispatch}} dispatch Head templates: {{en-verb|hatch<>, match<>, and dispatch<>}} hatch, match, and dispatch (third-person singular simple present hatches, matches, and dispatches, present participle hatching, matching, and dispatching, simple past and past participle hatched, matched, and dispatched)
  1. (slang) To preside over the ceremonies surrounding birth and naming, marriage, and funerals or memorial services. Tags: slang Synonyms: hatch, match and despatch
    Sense id: en-hatch,_match,_and_dispatch-en-verb-ShmKwtng Categories (other): English coordinated triples, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated triples: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 71

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