Nest

"Nest" in French

chez-moi

(snug residence)

chez-soi

(snug residence)

nid

(bird-built structure)

nid

(place for depositing eggs)

nid

(snug residence)

refuge

(retreat)

repaire

(hideout — see also hideout, cave)

emboîter

(to successively place inside another)

emménager

(to settle into a home)

nicher

(to build or settle into a nest)

nidifier

(to build or settle into a nest)

s'emboîter

(to successively neatly fit)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.