Nest — meaning in English

English meaning

• home noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.
• nest noun A structure built by a bird (or other animal) to hold eggs and raise young.
• roost noun The perch or spot where a bird settles to sleep, often a branch or a bar inside a coop.

Senses

Nest is used for these senses in English:

• home The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
• nest A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
• nest A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
• roost The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).

home — full definition

1. noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.
2. adj Relating to one's own dwelling or country, as opposed to abroad.
3. adv To or at one's place of residence.

nest — full definition

1. noun A structure built by a bird (or other animal) to hold eggs and raise young.
2. noun A cozy or secure home, or a hidden base for something (often negative), such as a gang's hideout.
3. verb To build or settle into a nest, or to fit smaller things inside larger ones.

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