nestling

The word “nestling” has 2 syllables: nest-ling

It's pronounced as /ˈnɛs.lɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for nestling?

In the thesaurus, “nestling” has 128 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nestling along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for nestling

adolescent
anchoring
anklebiter
babe
baby
bairn
bambino
bantling
bivouacking
bobby-soxer
boy
brat
bud
burrowing
camping
chap
cherub
chick
chicken
child
couching
crouching
cub
cuddling
curling up
daughter
deploying
digging in
emplacing
ensconcing
fixing
fledgling
gamin
gamine
girl
harboring
housing
hoyden
huddling
hunching
imp
infant
innocent
installing
jackanapes
juvenile
kid
kiddie
kiddo
kiddy
kindergartener
kindergartner
lad
lamb
little angel
little darling
little doll
little one
locating
lodging
minor
mischief
mite
monkey
moppet
neonate
newborn
nipper
nursling
nuzzling
offspring
parking
perching
planting
positioning
preschooler
preteen
preteen-ager
progeny
pubescent
rapscallion
rascal
rogue
roosting
rug rat
schoolboy
schoolchild
schoolgirl
schoolkid
scrunching
setting
settling
shaver
situating
small fry
snoozling
snugging
snuggling
son
sprat
sprout
squatting
squinching
squirt
stationing
stripling
subteen
suckling
tad
tadpole
teen
teenager
teener
teenybopper
tike
toddler
tomboy
tot
tween
tyke
urchin
weanling
whelp
whippersnapper
young one
youngling
youngster
youth

Antonyms for nestling

adolescent
adult
ancient
blenching
elder
flinching
golden-ager
grown-up
middle-ager
old-timer
oldster
parent
quailing
recoiling
senior
senior citizen
shrinking
shying
starting
wincing

Meanings of nestling

noun
1. A small, young bird that is still confined to the nest.
2. A nest; a receptacle.
3. The act of one who nestles.
verb
1. To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
2. To press oneself against another affectionately.
3. To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
4. To build or sit upon a nest.
5. Of a bird: to look after its young.
6. To move or place into a comfortable position.

Example Sentences

The mother bird was carefully feeding her nestling in the early morning.
He found a tiny nestling that had fallen from the tree and decided to care for it.
The forest was alive with the sound of chirping nestlings waiting for their parents.
She watched the fragile nestling open its beak wide for food.
After weeks of care, the injured nestling was finally ready to return to the wild.

On this page you'll find 148 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nestling, such as: adolescent, adult, anchoring, ancient, anklebiter, babe, baby.

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