"bird's nest" meaning in All languages combined

See bird's nest on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bird's nests [plural], birds' nests [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English birdis nest, bryddys neste, equivalent to bird's + nest. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|birdis nest}} Middle English birdis nest, {{af|en|bird|nest|alt1=bird's}} bird's + nest Head templates: {{en-noun|s|birds' nests}} bird's nest (plural bird's nests or birds' nests)
  1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate its eggs and rear its young. Translations (A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.): ငှက်သိုက် (hngaksuik) (Burmese), nid d’oiseau [masculine] (French), കിളിക്കൂട് (kiḷikkūṭŭ) (Malayalam), kōpae (Maori), ōhanga (Maori), ōwhanga (Maori), kōhanga (Maori), kōwhanga (Maori), बुदलिच (budlic) (Nihali), fuglereir [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), fuglereir [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fågelbo [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bird's_nest-en-noun-VyIUDUPW Disambiguation of 'A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.': 83 9 8
  2. Any of several plants having some resemblance to the typical nest of a bird, eg., the wild carrot (Dauca carota). Synonyms: bird-nest, bird nest, birdnest, birdsnest Derived forms: bird's nest cut, bird's nest fungus, bird's nest pudding, bird's nest soup, bird's nest swing, edible bird's nest
    Sense id: en-bird's_nest-en-noun-pVkX3BvR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Nihali translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 67 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 66 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 67 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 68 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 6 63 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 62 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 7 64 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 65 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Nihali translations: 4 71 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 64 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 71 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 66 28
  3. Any tangle of fibers resembling a typical nest of a bird.
    Sense id: en-bird's_nest-en-noun-zbqG1isk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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