8 Letter Words for Nestling
nestling
7 Letter Words for Nestling
ginnels, glisten, lensing, lesting, linnets, nesting, senting, setling, singlet, sniglet, tensing, tingles
6 Letter Words for Nestling
elints, engilt, enlist, ensign, gentil, gilets, gilten, ginnel, ginnet, ginnle, glents, glinse, glints, ingent, ingest, ingles, inlets, innest, intens, legist, legits, lignes, linens, linget, linnet, linten, listen, nentsi, ningle, seling, sennit, signet, silent, single, sinnet, slinge, slinte, stinge, tennis, tinges, tingle, tinsel
5 Letter Words for Nestling
elint, elsin, engin, enlit, entsi, geist, geits, genin, genit, gents, giles, gilet, gilse, gilts, gisel, gites, gleis, gleit, glenn, glens, glent, glint, glist, glits, ingle, inlet, innet, inset, intel, intnl, islet, istle, legin, legis, legit, lengs, lenin, lenis, lenti, liens, liest, ligne, linen, lines, linge, lings, linns, lints, lites, neist, nelis, nines, segni, sengi, senit, senti, sient, silen, singe, slent, sline, sling, slite, snite, steil, stein, steng, stile, stine, sting, teils, tiens, tiges, tiles, tines, tinge, tings, tsine
4 Letter Words for Nestling
elts, engl, engs, gein, geit, gels, genl, gens, gent, gest, gets, gien, gies, gile, gils, gilt, ginn, gins, gise, gist, gite, gits, glei, glen, glis, glit, inne, inns, inst, intl, isle, isnt, itel, legs, leis, leng, lens, lent, lest, lets, lien, lies, lige, ligs, line, ling, linn, lins, lint, list, lite, lits, negs, nein, nest, neti, nets, nies, nile, nils, nine, nist, nits, seil, seit, selt, sent, sien, sign, sile, silt, sine, sing, site, slit, snig, snit, steg, sten, stge, stie, stlg, tegs, teil, teli, tels, teng, tens, tien, ties, tige, tigs, tile, tils, tine, ting, tins
3 Letter Words for Nestling
eli, els, elt, eng, enl, ens, est, gel, gen, get, gie, gin, gis, git, glt, gns, gte, ign, ile, ing, inn, ins, int, ise, isl, isn, ist, its, leg, lei, les, let, lie, lig, lin, lis, lit, lst, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nil, nis, nit, nne, seg, sei, sel, sen, set, sie, sig, sil, sin, sit, sle, slt, stg, teg, tel, ten, tes, tgn, tie, tig, til, tin, tis, tln, tng, tsi
Definitions for Nestling
[1] a young bird not yet old enough to leave the nest.
[2] a young child or infant.
[3] to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
[4] to lie or be located in a sheltered spot; be naturally or pleasantly situated: a cottage nestling in a pine grove.
[5] Archaic . to make or have a nest. to make one's home; settle in a home.
[6] to settle or ensconce snugly: He nestled himself into the hay for a short nap.
[7] to put or press confidingly or affectionately: She nestled her head on his shoulder.
[8] to provide with or settle in a nest, as a bird.
[9] a young bird not yet fledged (as modifier ) a nestling thrush
[10] any young person or animal
[11] (intr; often foll by up or down) to snuggle, settle, or cuddle closely
[12] (intr) to be in a sheltered or protected position; lie snugly
[13] (tr) to shelter or place snugly or partly concealed, as in a nest
Words related to Nestling
nuzzle, huddle, snug, bundle, cuddle, snuggle, burrow
Words nearby Nestling
nesta, nested, nesting, nesting table, nestle, nestling, nestor, nestorian, nestorianism, nestorius, net
Origin of Nestling
ebefore 1000; Middle English nestlen, Old English nestlian, cognate with Dutch nestelen. See nest, -le
Other words from Nestling
nes·tler , noun
un·nes·tled , adjective
Word origin for Nestling
eOld English nestlian. See nest
Synonyms for Nestling
bundle, burrow, cuddle, huddle, nuzzle, snug, snuggle, lie against, lie close, make snug, move close, settle down, take shelter
