BIRD'S NEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bird's nest mean? 

• BIRD'S NEST (noun)
  The noun BIRD'S NEST has 1 sense:

1. nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young

  Familiarity information: BIRD'S NEST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIRD'S NEST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

bird's nest; bird nest; birdnest

Hypernyms ("bird's nest" is a kind of...):

nest (a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bird's nest"):

aerie; aery; eyrie; eyry (the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle))

 Context examples 

Laurie devoted himself to the little ones, rode his small daughter in a bushel-basket, took Daisy up among the bird's nests, and kept adventurous Rob from breaking his neck.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)