adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/nɪˈdɪkələs/
General-American:/nɪˈdɪkələs/
General-American:/naɪˈ-/
rhymes with -ɪkələs
1
adj
Meaning 1
Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nidifugous
2
adjective
Meaning 2
(of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nidifugous
History
Etymology
From Latin nīdus (“nest”) + -colous.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Breton:
neizhvagat
— tending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Czech:
nidikolní
— tending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Dutch:
nestblijvend
— tending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Finnish:
pesäviipyinen
— tending to stay at the nest or birthplace
French:
nidicole
— tending to stay at the nest or birthplace
German:
nesthockend
— tending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Italian:
nidicolo
— tending to stay at the nest or birthplace
Welsh:
nythdrig
— tending to stay at the nest or birthplace