'Nestling' definitions:

Definition of 'nestling'

(from WordNet)
noun
Young bird not yet fledged [syn: nestling, baby bird]
noun
A young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling]

Definition of 'Nestling'

From: GCIDE
  • Nestling \Nes"tling\, a. Newly hatched; being yet in the nest. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Nestling'

From: GCIDE
  • Nestling \Nes"tling\ n.
  • 1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Nestling'

From: GCIDE
  • Nestle \Nes"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nestled; p. pr. & vb. n. Nestling.] [AS. nestlian.]
  • 1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter. [1913 Webster]
  • Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • The children were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. --Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit From St. Nicholas, (a poem [1823]) also called The {Night Before Christmas}). [PJC]
  • 3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'nestling'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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