Definition for Nestling:

• A young bird in the nest.

Synonyms for Nestling:

• n.

  •
  • bird of passage,
  • raptor,
  • mother.
  •baby bird (noun)
  • baby bird.
  •child (noun)
  • little angels,
  • little dolls,
  • young ones,
  • little darlings,
  • pubescents,
  • in-nocent,
  • small fries,
  • dickenses,
  • in nocent.
  •fledgling (noun)
  • chick,
  • suckling.
  •fry (noun)
  • fry.
  •tiddler (noun)
  • tiddler.
  •tike (noun)
  • tike.
  •tot (noun)
  • tot.
  •tyke (noun)
  • tyke.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • game bird,
  • dickey,
  • bird of prey,
  • songbird,
  • water bird,
  • hen,
  • wading bird,
  • waterfowl,
  • bird,
  • seabird,
  • wildfowl.
  •
  • snowbird,
  • warbler,
  • wader.
  •
  • visitor.

Paraphrases for Nestling:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    offspring.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    nest.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    nest, chick.

Nestling Sentence Examples:

• But there was Lucy's little hand, so clinging, so understanding, nestling in his.

• Mary Erskine heard the first sound that its nestling made, and raised herself up suddenly.

Homophones for Nestling:

• nightlong.