noun · Animals

nest

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The meaning (definition) of the word nest

the cozy home a bird makes for its eggs

The word nest used in a sentence

The bird built a cozy nest in the tall tree.

Words that mean the same as nest (synonyms)

home

The plural of the word nest

nests

How the word nest is said around the world

Frenchnid (nee)
Spanishnido (neethoh)
Mandarin (cháo)
Hindiघोंसला (gohnslah)
Arabicعش (ooshsh)
Russianгнездо (gnezdo)
Portuguese (EU)ninho (neenyuu)
Portuguese (BR)ninho (neenyuu)
Japaneseネスト (nesuto)
GermanNest (nest)
Urduگھوںسلا (gohnslah)
Punjabiਆਲ੍ਹਣਾ (ahlhuhnah)
Korean둥지 (dungji)
Hebrewקֵן (kaynuh)
Greekφωλιά (pholia)
Dutchnest (nest)
Tagalogpugad (poogahd)
Vietnamesetổ (toh)
Turkishyuva (yoovah)
Persianلانه (lahnay)
Polishgniazdo (gnyahzdaw)
Ukrainianгніздо (hnizdo)
Bengaliবাসা (bahshah)
Swedishbo (boo)
Italiannido (needoh)

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