Definition of "nestling" []

• A bird too young to leave its nest. (noun)
• A young child. (noun)

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• "Semi-consciously she half-turned on her side, curved her free arm on the pillow and nestled her head on it, and drew her body up in nestling curves in the way Dick knew she loved to sleep."
• "He picked out another nestling from the young brood, and again sailed away."
• "I thought the idea of nestling an arena inside four towers was really, really interesting, and I thought it would have been a really exciting project."