nestle-cock
nestle-cock noun: the last-hatched chick of a brood, the weakling of a brood.
Noun
nestle-cock (plural nestle-cocks)
- The last-hatched chick of a brood, the weakling of a brood.
- Synonyms:
- nestlebub, runt
- A mama's boy, a delicate child; a spoiled brat.
- Indeed, my mother was wont to call me your Nestle-cock, and I love you as well as she did.c. 1621, Thomas Middleton, John Webster, Anything for a Quiet Life, act 4, scene 1
- I meet with a double sense of this word Cockney: some taking it for, 1. One coaks'd or cocker'd (made a wanton or nestlecock of, delicately bred and brought up), so that when grown men or women they can endure no hardship, nor comport with pains-taking. 2. One utterly ignorant of husbandry or...1662, Thomas Fuller, “Worthies of London”, in The History of the Worthies of England, volume 2, London: Thomas Tegg, published 1840, page 342
- Synonyms:
- milksop, brat, cockney, little emperor, mama's boy
Synonyms of nestle-cock
- nestlebub
- runt
- milksop
- brat
- cockney
- little emperor
- mama's boy
- sissy
- softy
- wuss
Forms of nestle-cock
| plural | nestle-cocks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nescock |
| alternative form | nestcock |
| alternative form | nestlecock |
Origin of nestle-cock
From nestle + cock (“bird”). Compare nest-cock & nest-cockle.
Questions about nestle-cock
- What does nestle-cock mean?
- Nestle-cock means the last-hatched chick of a brood, the weakling of a brood.
- What part of speech is nestle-cock?
- Nestle-cock is a noun.
- What is the plural of nestle-cock?
- The plural of nestle-cock is nestle-cocks.
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