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Hatchling vs Nestling - What's the difference?

hatchling | nestling |

As nouns the difference between hatchling and nestling

is that hatchling is a newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg while nestling is a small bird that is still confined to the nest.

As a verb nestling is

present participle of lang=en.

hatchling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.
  • :The hatchling''' alligator had just broken out of its shell but was already trying to follow its mother, who hunted '''hatchling birds.

    • nestling

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) nestling, equivalent to .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small bird that is still confined to the nest.
  • (obsolete) A nest; a receptacle.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who nestles.
  • * 1871 , Kate Neely Hill Festetits, Actions speak louder than words
    • It was associated, to them, with vague sweet memories of loving nestlings in mother's arms, of soft warm coddlings before the fire, of slow rocking to and fro in the little, low, flag chair, and gradual droppings off to sleep