Strasbourg is also an ideal starting point for excursions across the Rhine, to châteaux nestling in the heart of vineyards, villages perching on the mountainside between lakes and forests, and other delights.
Source: tatoeba (1740774)
Nestling
/ˈnɛstlɪŋ/
Synonyms for "nestling" (170 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (34)
Strong matches (51)
Related words (85)
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Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: amorous dalliance, apprentice, avifauna, baby, baby bird.
- Sentence evidence is available for nestling, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, wordnet, derived_reverse, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "nestling".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "nestling"
Keep "nestling" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "nestling" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "nestling", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "nestling" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
5 entriesMore specific
5 entriesdependent youthhomebound youthraptor nestlingsongbird nestlingwaterfowl nestling
Collocations
6 entriesavian nestlingnestling carenestling developmentnestling plumagenestling stageyoung bird
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Then she gave him some dry figs and bread from her scrip, and whilst he was partaking of this fare she oft-time snatched a morsel from his mouth and ate it, as though she had been a nestling taking food from its mother's beak.
Source: tatoeba (6213125)
The prayer finished, they resumed their seat in the shadow of the boulder until the child fell asleep, nestling upon the broad breast of her protector.
Source: tatoeba (6310891)
The boy had never before strayed so far north as this from the nestling hamlet in which he had been deposited by the carrier from a railway station southward, one dark evening some few months earlier, and till now he had had no suspicion that such a wide, flat, low-lying country lay so near at hand, under the very verge of his upland world.
Source: tatoeba (11473151)
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "nestling"?
Closest matches include amorous dalliance, apprentice, avifauna, baby, baby bird.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "nestling"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.