Nestling Synonyms

nĕstlĭng, nĕs-
An infant
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fledgling
  2. chick
  3. suckling
  4. infant
Position comfortably
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. snuggling
  2. nuzzling
  3. cuddling
  4. huddling
  5. sheltering
  6. snugging
  7. lodging
  8. embracing
  9. embedding
  10. caressing
Young bird not yet fledged
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. baby-bird
  2. child
  3. kid
  4. youngster
  5. minor
  6. shaver
  7. nipper
  8. small-fry
  9. tiddler
  10. tike
  11. tyke
  12. fry

Words Related to Nestling

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Nestling Sentence Examples

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

  • Beer, 1.5 miles west of Seaton, is a fishing village nestling in a small combe.

  • Take the open path around the Conifer Lawn and nestling along the hornbeam hedge are a number of different Daphnes.

  • My duck was more traditionally presented, nestling alongside dauphinoise potatoes and caramelized chicory.

  • The Anglesey Sea Zoo is Wales largest marine aquarium, nestling on the shores of the Menai Strait.

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