nester

Bird constructing shelter

A nester is someone who settles down and makes a home.

The term often appears with modifiers: an empty nester is a parent whose children have grown and left home; a home nester prefers staying in rather than going out.

In the American West, nesters were homesteaders who fenced land for farming, often conflicting with open-range cattle ranchers.

bird

roost

Bird's sleeping spot

fledglingInexperienced newcomer
broodHatchlings as a group
clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox

incubation · chicks · hatchling · perch · treetop · canopy · songbird · aviary · ornithology · feathers

settler

homesteader

One who settles wilderness land

pioneerEarly explorer or settler
colonistPerson inhabiting new territory
frontiersmanSettler of wild borders

squatter · newcomer · transplant · relocator · inhabitant · resident · immigrant · expatriate · emigrant · pilgrim

homemaker

cozy

Warm and snug

snugComfortably close-fitting
homebodyOne preferring domestic life
domesticOf the home

settled · comfortable · homely · contented · houseproud · dwelling · abode · hearth · homebound · rooted

shelter

den

Private room or lair

burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
hollowEmpty within
hideawaySecluded place of refuge

refuge · haven · retreat · sanctuary · lair · lodge · nook · cubbyhole · hideout · cave

nester

roost

homesteader

cozy

den

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