Nestle

Definition of Nestle

Nes´tle

v. i.	1.	To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [imp. & p. p. Nestled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Nestling .] The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks. - L'Estrange.
	2.	To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter. Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. - Bacon. The children were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. - Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit From St. Nicholas, (a poem [1823]) also called The Night Before Christmas).
	3.	To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.
v. t.	1.	To house, as in a nest.
	2.	To cherish, as a bird her young.

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