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birds'-nesting

birds'-nesting is the alternative form of bird-nesting.

Meaning of bird-nesting

Noun

bird-nesting (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, UK) The, formerly common, hobby of looking for birds' nests, often with the intention of collecting the eggs.
    • Let's go bird-nesting.1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 189
  2. (US) A custody arrangement in which the child of divorced parents remains in one home while the parents take turns to move in and out.
    • An unusual, but not unheard of, setup called bird nesting is when children stay in the house and the parents take turns moving in and out.2007, Gayle Rosenwald Smith, What Every Woman Should Know about Divorce and Custody

Questions about birds'-nesting

What is birds'-nesting the alternative form of?
Birds'-nesting is the alternative form of bird-nesting.

Words near birds'-nesting in the dictionary

  1. birds of wonder
  2. birds off
  3. birds' mouths
  4. birds' nests
  5. Birds' Wedding
  6. birds'-nesting
  7. birds-of-a-feather session
  8. birds-of-paradise
  9. Birdsall
  10. Birdsalls
  11. birdsat

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