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Nestling

Nĕst'ling, n.

noun

(nĕs'/ling), n. [A-S. & Ger. nestling.]

Sense 1. A young bird in the nest, or just taken from the nest.

Sense 2. A nest. [Obs. and rare.] Bacon.

Nēst'ling, a.

adjective

(nēs'ling), a. Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.