Nestling (Noun)
Meaning 1
A young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Buster
- Rascal
- Foster Child
- Peanut
- Bairn
- Piccaninny
- Urchin
- Pickaninny
- Kindergartener
- Poster Child
- Bambino
- Child Prodigy
- Scamp
- Kiddie
- Foster-child
- Picaninny
- Silly
- Wonder Child
- Sprog
- Changeling
- Toddler
- Tot
- Yearling
- Monkey
- Scalawag
- Fosterling
- Rapscallion
- Kindergartner
- Orphan
- Preschooler
- Infant Prodigy
- Waif
- Imp
- Scallywag
- Kiddy
- Street Child
Meaning 2
Young bird not yet fledged.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The mother robin carefully tucked her nestling back under her wing, keeping it safe from the chilly breeze.
- In the tree hollow, the nestling owl chicks huddled together, their large round eyes staring out at the darkness.
- As the parent birds foraged for food, the nestling starlings remained quietly in their nest, their beaks open and ready for their next meal.
- The baby sparrow nestling pecked eagerly at its parent's beak, begging for its share of the regurgitated food.
- High up in the treetop nest, the nestling falcons cheeped and chirped excitedly, eager to take to the skies and begin their own hunting adventures.