nestling

Speech parts

1. nestling - Noun

2. nestling - Adjective

3. nestling - Verb

Meaning

of Nestle

A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.

A nest; a receptacle.

Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shaver fry nipper child kid minor tyke youngster tike tiddler baby bird babe colt kyd cub
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Antonyms

lady man person mother dad grown
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Hypernyms

juvenile juvenile person young bird

Hyponyms

buster bambino rascal scamp imp changeling

Examples

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart. Horace Mann

English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal-water, nestling in green nowhere, armoured and effete, bold flag-bearer, lotus fed Miss Havishambling, opsimath and eremite, feudal-still reactionary Rawlinson End. The story so far. Vivian Stanshall

I subdue matter and force it to become my mind's good medium. I rejoice in plants, in animals, in man and in gods, as though they were my children. I feel all the universe nestling about me and following me as though it were my own body. Nikos Kazantzakis

Gentle, soft dream, nestling in my arms now, you will fly, too, as your sisters have all fled before you: but kiss me before you go--embrace me, Jane. Charlotte Brontë

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Close letter words and terms

nestlessness nestlet nestlike nestlingly nestmaking nestmate