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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From nestelen + -ling.
Noun
nesteling m (uncountable)
- nesting, the making of a nest
Etymology 2
From nest + -e- + -ling.
Noun
nesteling m (plural nestelingen, diminutive nestelingetje n)
- A nestling (chick confined to the nest).
- Hypernyms: pullus, kuiken
- Coordinate term: takkeling