nest
A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
Other meanings
A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
A kind of
- natural object
Kinds of nest
- hive
- bird nest
- mouse nest
Word history
From Old English "nest".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “nest” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.