Phrase guide

bird's nest

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate its eggs and rear its young.

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of several plants having some resemblance to the typical nest of a bird, eg., the wild carrot (Daucus carota).

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noun

Meaning 3

Any tangle of fibers resembling a typical nest of a bird.

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noun

Meaning 4

nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bird nest, birdnest

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nest

Narrower terms: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry

History

Etymology

From Middle English birdis nest, bryddys neste, equivalent to bird's + nest.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ငှက်သိုက် (hngaksuik) — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳥巢 /鸟巢 (niǎocháo) — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • French: nid d'oiseau — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • German: Vogelnest — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Malayalam: കിളിക്കൂട് (kiḷikkūṭŭ) — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Māori: kōpae — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Māori: ōhanga — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Māori: ōwhanga — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Māori: kōhanga — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Māori: kōwhanga — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Nihali: बुदलिच (budlic) — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fuglereir — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fuglereir — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Polish: ptasie gniazdo — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • Swedish: fågelbo — A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.