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Definitions: Nestling |
NestlingNoun1. Young bird not yet fledged. 2. A young person of either sex (between birth and puberty); "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "nestling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
Synonyms: NestlingSynonyms: baby bird (n), child (n), fry (n), kid (n), minor (n), nipper (n), shaver (n), small fry (n), tiddler (n), tike (n), tyke (n), youngster (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Infant | Child, bairn, little one, brat, chit, pickaninny, urchin; bantling, bratling; elf. youth, boy, lad, stripling, youngster, youngun, younker, callant, whipster, whippersnapper, whiffet, schoolboy, hobbledehoy, hopeful, cadet, minor, master. scion; sap, seedling; tendril, olive branch, nestling, chicken, larva, chrysalis, tadpole, whelp, cub, pullet, fry, callow; codlin,codling; foetus, calf, colt, pup, foal, kitten; lamb, lambkin; aurelia, caterpillar, cocoon, nymph, nympha, orphan, pupa, staddle. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Nestling |
| English words defined with "nestling": Birdlet, Birdling ♦ eyas ♦ Nidulant. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "nestling": Bejan. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Nestling" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (nestling). |
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Bald Eagle Nestling.Credit: Alaska Image Library. |  | Eagle Nestling.Credit: Alaska Image Library. |
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 | Nestling chirping. |
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| "Nestling" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 98.51% of the time. "Nestling" is used about 134 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 98.51% | 132 | 27,743 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.75% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 0.75% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 134 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
the nestling | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "nestling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zogth (chick, squab, squeaker, squealer), zogëz (chicken, Dickey, dicky, duck, ducky). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | طير (bird, fowl, nuthatch), الفرخ (bass, fledgeling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | голишарче, малко пиле. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 紧贴 (Cling, Clinging, Clung, Nestle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pískle (squeaker), holátko. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | oisillon, oiseau au nid. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nistend (nesting), nestling (squab, squeaker), kuschelnd (snuggling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νεοσσόσ (chick, flapper), πουλάκι (flapper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אפרוח (chick, chicken, fledgling), 'וזל (chick, chickling, fledgling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | madárfióka (Eyas, fledgeling, fledgling, squeaker, squealer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | uccellino di nido. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 巣雛 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | すひな. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | scollaghan, eean idd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | estlingnay ave ainda implume, abrigar (ensemble, Harbor, harbour, haver, house, Lodge, protect, refuge, roof, screen, shelter). (various references) puişor (buddy, chick, chickabidy, ducky), pui (aerie, baby, calf, chick, chicken, chuck, cub, dear, fledgeling, get, whelp, young). (various references) птенчик (chickabiddy), птенец (cheeper, chick, chicken, fledgling, poult, squealer). (various references) poletarac (new-fledged, novice), goluždravac (eyas, fledgeling, fledgling, squab). (various references) nyn'ana. (various references) pajarito en el nido. (various references) fågelunge (chick, squab). (various references) ลูกอ่อนของนก. (various references) yavru kuş (chick, chicken, fledgeling, fledgling, squab chick). (various references) пташеня (cheeper, chick, chicken, poult, pout, squeaker, squealer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "nestling": nestlings. (additional references) | |
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"Nestling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: estling, neatling, nestine, nselling. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "nestling" (pronounced ne"stling) |
| 4 | -t l i ng | hurtling, rattling, startling, whittling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, ambling, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-l-n-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: glisten, lensing, linnets, nesting, singlet, tensing, tingles. | |
-2 letters: elints, enlist, ensign, gentil, glints, ingest, ingles, inlets, legist, legits, linens, linnet, listen, sennit, signet, silent, single, tennis, tinges, tingle, tinsel. | |
-3 letters: elint, gelts, gents, gilts, glens, glint, ingle, inlet, inset, islet, istle, legit, lenis, liens, linen, lines, lings, linns, lints, neist, nines, nites, segni, sengi, senti, singe, sling, stein, stile, sting, tiles, tines, tinge, tings. | |
-4 letters: egis, engs, gels, gelt, gens, gent, gest, gets, gien, gies, gilt, gins, gist, gits, glen, inns, isle, legs, leis, lens, lent, lest, lets, lien, lies, line, ling, linn, lins, lint, list, lite, lits, nest, nets, nils, nine, nite, nits, sent, sign, silt, sine, sing, site, slit, snit, tegs, tels, tens, ties, tile, tils, tine, ting, tins. | |
-5 letters: els, eng, ens, gel, gen, get, gie, gin, git, inn, ins, its, leg, lei, let, lie, lin, lis, lit, net, nil, nit, seg, sei, sel, sen, set, sin, sit, teg, tel, ten, tie, til, tin, tis. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-l-n-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: enlisting, gantlines, listening, nestlings, singleton, sklenting, tinseling. | |
+2 letters: alignments, clingstone, eglantines, enlightens, galantines, glistening, lentigines, signalment, singletons, stenciling, tinselling, unsettling, unsteeling. | |
+3 letters: clingstones, disentangle, elongations, insurgently, intangibles, langoustine, lastingness, lengthiness, liltingness, linecasting, reenlisting, sentineling, signalments, splintering, stencilling, stringently, ungainliest. | |
+4 letters: alloantigens, astringently, centralising, congelations, consentingly, desalinating, disentailing, disentangled, disentangles, disentitling, fleetingness, geanticlines, goaltendings, interlinings, intermingles, knightliness, langbeinites, langoustines, languishment, linecastings, misalignment, multiengines, nauseatingly, neutralising, nightingales, realignments, reinstalling, sentinelling, sterlingness, stonewalling, streamlining, tangibleness, unsettlingly. | |
+5 letters: agglutinogens, clotheslining, conglutinates, constellating, disentangling, encapsulating, externalising, genuflections, halogenations, intelligences, interestingly, internalising, inveiglements, languishments, lastingnesses, lengthinesses, liltingnesses, longanimities, misalignments, neonatologies, neonatologist, nonalignments, retranslating, skeletonising, skeletonizing, supplementing, unsightliness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 65 73 74 6C 69 6E 67 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. . ... - .-.. .. -. --. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e s t l i n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 0073 0074 006C 0069 006E 0067 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4871858678758073 |
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