Nestling synonyms

nĕst'lĭng, nĕs'-

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baby-bird
young bird not yet fledged
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fledgling
(Figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.
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chick
A child.
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suckling
(Archaic) An unweaned child
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infant
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and/or attention.
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baby (related)
The definition of a baby is an extremely young child or animal.
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bird (related)
(Slang) A person, especially one who is odd or remarkable:
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child
(Computing) A data item, process or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another data item, process or object.
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kid
A young person.
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youngster
A youth
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minor
A person under full legal age, who has not yet acquired all civil rights
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shaver
A person who shaves
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nipper
(Chiefly Brit., Informal) A small boy; lad
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small-fry
Children
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tiddler
(UK, informal) A small fish, especially a stickleback
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tike
Alternative spelling of tyke (mongrel dog)
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tyke
The definition of a tyke is a small child.
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fry
(Archaic) A swarm, especially of something small (a fry of children).
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snuggling
To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.
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nuzzling
(Of animals, lovers, etc) To touch someone or something with the nose.
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cuddling
Cuddle is defined as to hold close and lovingly or to snuggle.
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huddling
(Football) To gather in a huddle
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sheltering
To shelter is defined as to provide protection or cover.
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lodging
Lodge is defined as to provide or rent a cottage or resort space, to be stuck or caught, or to store something.
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embracing
To accept readily; avail oneself of
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caressing
To caress is to stroke gently and lovingly.
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snugging
To nestle; snuggle.
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nearing (related)
Just about; almost; nearly:
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nestle (related)
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nestled (related)
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hillside (related)
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tucked-away (related)
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wooded (related)
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embedding
(Comput.) To insert (an identification code, a virus, a routine for monitoring access, etc.) into a software program
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Find another word for nestling. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for nestling, like: baby-bird, fledgling, chick, suckling, infant, baby, bird, child, kid, youngster and minor.
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Nestling Sentence Examples

  • - Skull of nestling Sparrow !'

  • coast, is a pretty town nestling at the foot of the hills leading to the uplands of the interior.

  • The whole body is covered with a thick coat of short nestling feathers, pure white in colour.

  • The birthplaces of these persons are still known, and to this day there are sequestered villages, nestling near the western base of the Ghats, which are pointed to as being the ancestral homes of men who two centuries ago had political control over half India.

  • In the Highlands they may be counted by hundreds, nestling in the bottoms of the corries.

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