nestling
pronunciation
How to pronounce nestling in British English:
UK [ˈnestlɪŋ]
How to pronounce nestling in American English:
US [ˈnɛstlɪŋ, ˈnɛs-]
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- Noun:
- young bird not yet fledged
- a young person of either sex
Word Origin
- nestling (n.)
- late 14c., "bird too young to leave the nest," from nest (n.) + diminutive suffix -ling.
Example
- 1. Small and medium-sized parrot nestling nutrition powder .
- 2. Medium and large parrot nestling nutrition powder .
- 3. When the researchers broadcast a foreign nestling call at the nests , both the female and male adult birds refused to feed the chicks .
- 4. At the corner of malaya bronnaya and bolshaya bronnaya streets , in the now-plush area of moscow known as patriarch 's ponds , stands a statue of two nestling storks .
- 5. I turn my pillow over and feel the cool , nestling touch of the other side .