Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nestling \Nes"tling\ n.
1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. --Piers
Plowman.
2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Nestling \Nes"tling\, a.
Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
Nestle \Nes"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nestled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Nestling}.] [AS. nestlian.]
1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.]
The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.
--L'Estrange.
2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle
up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of
the wild country, and there nestle till succors
came. --Bacon.
3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the
interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the
parent; as, a child nestles.
Source : WordNet®
nestling
n 1: young bird not yet fledged [syn: {baby bird}]
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British
term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor},
{shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke},
{fry}]