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.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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