Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bird-nesting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: bird-nest-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The, formerly common, hobby of looking for birds' nests, often with the intention of collecting the eggs.

Australian usage; British usage; Uncountable

noun

A custody arrangement in which the child of divorced parents remains in one home while the parents take turns to move in and out.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Let's go bird-nesting."
"They [the boys] all had catapults […]. In summer they used to go fishing and bird-nesting."
"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."
"He should feel lucky I agreed to test out this bird-nesting custody arrangement this month. It was a huge inconvenience for me to have the kids staying full time in the house while Mark and I traded time living there."

Usage

Australian usage
British usage
Uncountable
American usage

Inflected Forms

birds'-nesting (alternative) bird nesting (alternative)

Questions

What does bird-nesting mean?: The, formerly common, hobby of looking for birds' nests, often with the intention of collecting the eggs.

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