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nestling
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
nestling
(noun)
nestle
(verb)
nestling
/
ˈ
nɛstlɪŋ/
noun
plural
nestlings
nestling
/
ˈ
nɛstlɪŋ/
noun
plural
nestlings
Britannica Dictionary definition of NESTLING
[
count
]
:
a young bird that is not yet able to fly away from the nest
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