Thesaurus / nestlings
FEEDBACKsynonyms for nestlings
synonyms for nestlings
- adolescent
- babe
- baby
- bairn
- bambino
- brat
- bud
- cherub
- chick
- cub
- descendant
- dickens
- imp
- infant
- innocent
- issue
- juvenile
- kid
- lamb
- minor
- mite
- moppet
- neonate
- nestling
- newborn
- nipper
- nursling
- offspring
- preteen
- progeny
- shaver
- sprout
- squirt
- stripling
- suckling
- tadpole
- teen
- teenager
- toddler
- tyke
- urchin
- whippersnapper
- youngster
- youth
- anklebiter
- kiddie
- little angel
- little darling
- little doll
- little one
- pubescent
- small fry
- teenybopper
- young one
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use nestlings in a sentence
Eggs and nestlings were found lying on the bare soil at the inner ends of the burrows; no nesting material was found.
SUMMER BIRDS FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULAERWIN E. KLAASA steaming hot cup of the fragrant beverage was declared by the nestlings to be "prime and delicious" in the extreme.
A FORTUNE HUNTER; OR, THE OLD STONE CORRALJOHN DUNLOE CARTERETBut there it was, in plain sight; and he loved eggs or tender nestlings.
THE WATCHERS OF THE TRAILSCHARLES G. D. ROBERTSThe urchin in the enemy's tree was not the most unfortunate of the nestlings.
IN NESTING TIMEOLIVE THORNE MILLERWhen the parent birds are teaching the nestlings to fly, cats also catch the little ones.
STORIES OF CALIFORNIAELLA M. SEXTONDown on the southern ridge we happened on a Wilson petrel with feathered nestlings.
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARDDOUGLAS MAWSONWithin, it is lined with the most delicate materials, such as wool and feathers, that the nestlings may be soft and warm.
THE BOOK OF CURIOSITIESI. PLATTSBy the middle of January many of the eggs have yielded nestlings which are covered with white down.
A BIRD CALENDAR FOR NORTHERN INDIADOUGLAS DEWARThe dusky horned-owls (B. coromandus) have either finished breeding or are tending nestlings.
A BIRD CALENDAR FOR NORTHERN INDIADOUGLAS DEWARIn April and May the bird-catchers go round and collect the nestlings in order to sell them at four annas apiece.
A BIRD CALENDAR FOR NORTHERN INDIADOUGLAS DEWAR