nestling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nestling	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for nestling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nestling n young bird not yet fledged Synonym(s): nestling, baby bird a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" Synonym(s): child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.] The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks. --L'Estrange. 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. Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. --Bacon. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nestling \Nes"tling\ n. 1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. --Piers Plowman. 2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nestling \Nes"tling\, a. Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.