nest egg

noun

1

: a natural or artificial egg left in a nest especially to induce a hen to continue to lay there

2

: a fund of money accumulated as a reserve

Synonyms of nest egg

• deposit
• fund
• budget

Examples of nest egg in a Sentence

They built up a nest egg for their son's college education.

paid for the computer out of his nest egg

Recent Examples on the Web

But there are ways to convert part of your nest egg into a predictable income stream that, when coupled with Social Security, can cover your essential expenses in retirement. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Retirement savers looking to diversify and protect their nest egg from taxes sometimes turn to gold, held inside a Roth IRA (individual retirement account). — USA Today, 24 July 2026

By the Labor Department’s own math, 1% in additional fees can shrink someone’s nest egg at retirement by 28%. — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026

One way to build that nest egg is through strategic long-term saving. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nest egg

• blackleg
• bootleg
• foreleg
• mpeg
• nutmeg
• prepreg
• beg
• clegg
• keg
• leg
• legg
• meg

Kids Definition

nest egg

noun

: a fund of money set aside as a reserve