nestling

nest·ling  (nstlng, ns-)

n.

1. A bird too young to leave its nest.

2. A young child.

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nestling

Noun

a young bird not yet able to fly

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nestling - young bird not yet fledged           baby bird young bird - a bird that is still young
	2.	nestling - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" kid, minor, nipper, child, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, tyke, fry child's body - the body of a human child juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed bairn - a child: son or daughter buster - a robust child changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" foster child, foster-child, fosterling - a child who is raised by foster parents scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag - one who is playfully mischievous kiddy - a young child orphan - a child who has lost both parents peanut - a young child who is small for his age picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy" kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler - a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" sprog - a child bambino, toddler, yearling, tot - a young child urchin - poor and often mischievous city child street child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"

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nestling

noun chick, fledgling, baby bird

Translations

nestling [ˈnɛstlɪŋ] n → pajarito

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nestling [ˈnɛstlɪŋ] n → oisillon m

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nestling [ˈnɛstlɪŋ] nest n → Nestling m

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nestling [ˈnɛslɪŋ] n → uccellino di nido

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nestling nest