n. A small bird that is still confined to the nest.
v. Present participle of nestle.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.
n. A nest; a receptacle.
adj. Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of making a nest or going to nest; the act of settling or cuddling down.
n. A nest or nestling-place.
n. A young bird in the nest, or just from the nest.
n. The smallest bird in the nest; the weakest of the brood.
Being still a nestling; being yet in the nest.
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n. young bird not yet fledged
n. a young person of either sex
Word Usage
"Semi-consciously she half-turned on her side, curved her free arm on the pillow and nestled her head on it, and drew her body up in nestling curves in the way Dick knew she loved to sleep."