Meaning of bird-nesting | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The, formerly common, hobby of looking for birds' nests, often with the intention of collecting the eggs.
   Australia, UK, uncountable
2. A custody arrangement in which the child of divorced parents remains in one home while the parents take turns to move in and out.
   US, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

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