Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nestling"

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.

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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

nestling
n 1: young bird not yet fledged [syn: {baby bird}]
2: a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty);
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids";
"`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child},
{kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small
fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}]


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