nestle

Meaning

  1. To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
  2. To press oneself against another affectionately.
  3. To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
  4. To build or sit upon a nest.
  5. Of a bird: to look after its young.
  6. To move or place into a comfortable position

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɛsəl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English nestelen, nestlen, from Old English nistlan, nestlian, nistlian (“to make or build a nest”), from Proto-West Germanic *nistilōn (“to build or occupy a nest; nestle”), equivalent to nest + -le. Cognate with Middle Low German nëstelen (“to build a nest”), Dutch nestelen (“to nest, nestle”).

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