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nestmates

nestmates is the plural of nestmate.

Meaning of nestmate

Noun

nestmate (plural nestmates)

  1. One with which a nest is shared, such as a baby bird and its siblings or figuratively a child with children it is raised with.
    • The baby bird may snuggle with its nestmates for warmth but when food is offered they are strict competitors.

Questions about nestmates

What is nestmates the plural of?
Nestmates is the plural of nestmate.

Words near nestmates in the dictionary

  1. nestling
  2. nestlingly
  3. nestlings
  4. nestmaking
  5. nestmate
  6. nestmates
  7. nestohedra
  8. nestohedron
  9. Neston
  10. nestor
  11. Nestorian

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