Standard Lemma guide

nide

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /naɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪd
  • homophone: gnide

1

name

Meaning 1

a Polynesian language spoken in Vanuatu.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A nest of pheasants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nid, nye

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Middle French nid (modern French nid (“nest”)), or its etymon Latin nīdus (“nest”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”)). Doublet of nest.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: nidiata — nest of pheasants
  • Northern Kurdish: hêlîna porê — nest of pheasants