Bird-nesting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bird-nesting is a noun meaning (UK, Australia) The, formerly common, hobby of looking for birds' nests, often with the intention of collecting the eggs.
Meaning
(UK, Australia) The, formerly common, hobby of looking for birds' nests, often with the intention of collecting the eggs.
More Meanings
- (US) A custody arrangement in which the child of divorced parents remains in one home while the parents take turns to move in and out.
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include birdnesting, birdsnest, birdkeeping, nesting, birdnest, birding.
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