nestling vs kid

nestling and kid both are nouns.

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

As nouns, nestling and kid are synonyms defined as:

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

nestling (noun)	kid (noun)
young bird not yet fledged	young goat
a young person of either sex	a young person of either sex
	a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
	soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat

nestling (verb)	kid (verb)
	be silly or tease one another
	tell false information to for fun