nest.
a nest (place to hatch young, especially bird structure)
Meaning & usage
a nest (place to hatch young, especially bird structure)
Het vogeltje bouwt zijn nest in het riet.
a nest (residence; retreat; hideout; home)
Hij groeide op in een rood nest.
one's bed
Kom uit je nest, ’t is hoogste tijd!
a nasty, ill-behaving or pretentious child; a brat
Wat een verwend nest!
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch nest, from Old Dutch nest, from Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą. Cognate with English, German Nest etc.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.