Nestling

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A bird too young to leave its nest.
  • n. A young child.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. young bird not yet fledged
  • n. a young person of either sex
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    young bird   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nest    receptacle    bird    nestler    garlin   
    Verb Stem
    nestle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    westling    wrestling