nestling vs fry

nestling and fry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nestling	Yes	No	No	No
fry	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, nestling and fry are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of nestling include child, kid, minor, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.

nestling (noun)	fry (noun)
young bird not yet fledged	a young person of either sex
a young person of either sex

nestling (verb)	fry (verb)
	cook in hot fat or oil
	kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
	be excessively hot