Synonyms of nestling

nestling 1 of 2

noun

as in infant

Related Words

• infant
• newborn
• neonate
• chick
• toddler
• juvenile
• bantling
• adolescent
• youngster
• bud
• tyke
• moppet
• kid
• weanling
• child
• baby
• youngling
• sprout
• tot
• cub
• sprat
• bairn
• kiddie
• youth
• kiddo
• minor
• preschooler
• whelp
• bambino
• babe
• squirt
• jackanapes
• schoolchild
• urchin
• cherub
• rug rat
• whippersnapper
• schoolboy
• chap
• kindergartner
• schoolkid
• monkey
• schoolgirl
• imp
• teen
• rascal
• teenager
• tween
• nipper
• rapscallion
• teenybopper
• subteen
• rogue
• stripling
• teener
• preteen
• lad
• mischief
• shaver
• tad
• hoyden
• tomboy
• bobby-soxer
• preteen-ager

Dissimilar Words

• ancient
• adult
• elder
• senior citizen
• old-timer
• oldster
• middle-ager
• senior
• golden-ager
• grown-up

nestling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of nestle

1

as in snuggling

to lie close

nestled in next to the other kittens in the box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuggling
• cuddling
• nuzzling
• crouching
• huddling
• snoozling
• curling up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrinking
• starting
• wincing
• recoiling
• flinching
• quailing
• shying
• blenching

2

as in crouching

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily

nestling with her children on the couch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuggling
• crouching
• snugging
• curling up
• burrowing
• squatting
• huddling
• hunching
• couching
• scrunching
• hunkering (down)
• squinching

3

as in perching

to establish or place comfortably or snugly

we had scarcely nestled the children in their beds when there was a knock at the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perching
• lodging
• positioning
• settling
• parking
• roosting
• planting
• installing
• ensconcing
• situating
• locating
• stationing
• anchoring
• deploying
• housing
• burrowing
• setting
• camping
• camping (out)
• fixing
• emplacing
• bivouacking
• harboring
• curling up
• digging in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nestling

Noun

Wearing latex or nitrile gloves can help prevent your scent from clinging to the nestling and attracting predators. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2026

While the appearance is modern and synthetic, the materials feel durable and the clean design is mature, with a cover over the cupholders and wireless charger nestling in front of the armrest. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 15 Mar. 2026

Verb

The metal tip was nestling against the uppermost layer of his nail. — Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026

Cottagecore cozy wouldn’t be complete without a quilt, and this one from Brooklinen is on par to nestling into a cotton candy cloud. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026