What does Nestlé mean?

Definitions for Nestlé
ˈnɛs əlnestlé

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cuddle, nestle, snuggleverb

    a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

  2. cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw closeverb

    move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

    "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

  3. nestleverb

    lie in a sheltered position

    "The little cottage nestles in the forest"

  4. nestle, snuggleverb

    position comfortably

    "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"

Wiktionary

  1. nestleverb

    To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.

  2. nestleverb

    To press oneself against another affectionately.

  3. nestleverb

    To lie half-hidden or in shelter.

    The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.

  4. nestleverb

    To build or sit upon a nest.

  5. Etymology: nestlian, "make a nest", derived from nest+-lian.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Nestleverb

    Poor heart!
    That labour’st yet to nestle thee,
    Thou think’st by hov’ring here to get a part,
    In a forbidden or forbidding tree. John Donne.

    Cupid found a downy bed,
    And nestl’d in his little head. Matthew Prior.

    This Ithacus, so highly is endear’d
    To this Minerva, that her hand is ever in his deeds:
    She, like his mother, nestles him. George Chapman, Iliads.

  2. To Nestleverb

    To settle; to harbour; to lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest.

    Etymology: from nest.

    Their purpose was, to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle ’till greater succours came. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.

    A cock got into a stable was nestling in the straw among the horses. Roger L'Estrange.

    The king’s fisher wonts commonly by the waterside, and nestles in hollow banks. Roger L'Estrange.

    Flutt’ring there they nestle near the throne,
    And lodge in habitations not their own. Dryden.

    The floor is strowed with several plants, amongst which the snails nestle all the winter. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

    Mark where the shy directors creep,
    Nor to the shore approach too nigh;
    The monsters nestle in the deep,
    To seize you in your passing by. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

Wikipedia

  1. nestle

    Nestlé S.A. ( NESS-lay, -⁠lee, -⁠əl, French: [nɛsle], German: [ˈnɛstlə] (listen)) is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest publicly held food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017 and No. 33 in the 2016 edition of the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest public companies.Nestlé's products include baby food (some including human milk oligosaccharides), medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion CHF (about US$1.1 billion) including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer's, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 189 countries, and employs around 339,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics company.Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the "Anglo-Swiss Milk Company", which was established in 1866 by brothers George and Charles Page, and "Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé" founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé. The company grew significantly during the World War I and again following World War II, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. The company has made a number of corporate acquisitions including Crosse & Blackwell in 1950, Findus in 1963, Libby's in 1971, Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988, Klim in 1998, and Gerber in 2007. The company has been associated with various controversies, facing criticism and boycotts over its marketing of baby formula as an alternative to breastfeeding in developing countries (where clean water may be scarce), its reliance on child labour in cocoa production, and its production and promotion of bottled water.

ChatGPT

  1. nestle

    Nestle is a transitive verb that typically means to settle or lie comfortably within or against something. It also often connotes a sense of security, warmth, or affection. Furthermore, Nestle is also a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation, known for products like chocolate, coffee, dairy products, breakfast cereals, pet food, snacks and more.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nestleverb

    to make and occupy a nest; to nest

  2. Nestleverb

    to lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter

  3. Nestleverb

    to move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles

  4. Nestleverb

    to house, as in a nest

  5. Nestleverb

    to cherish, as a bird her young

  6. Etymology: [AS. nestlian.]

Wikidata

  1. Nestlé

    Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational nutritional, snack food, and health-related consumer goods company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world measured by revenues. Nestlé's products include baby food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, pet foods and snacks. 29 of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion Swiss francs, including Nespresso, Nescafé, KitKat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer's, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has around 450 factories, operates in 86 countries, and employs around 328,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics company. Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1866 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri Nestlé. The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. The company has made a number of corporate acquisitions, including Crosse & Blackwell in 1950, Findus in 1963, Libby's in 1971, Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988 and Gerber in 2007.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nestle

    nes′l, v.i. to lie close or snug as in a nest: to settle comfortably.—v.t. to cherish, as a bird does her young.—adj. Nest′ling, being in the nest, newly hatched.—n. act of making a nest: a young bird in the nest—also Nest′ler. [A.S. nestliannest.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. NESTLE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nestle is ranked #39717 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Nestle surname appeared 553 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nestle.

    94.3% or 522 total occurrences were White.
    2.7% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.4% or 8 total occurrences were Black.
    0.9% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Nestlé in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Nestlé in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Nestlé in a Sentence

  1. Yogeshwar Ram Mishra:

    Nestle was apparently over-confident about their product, otherwise the company would not have preferred an appeal and instead paid up the penalty of 25,000 rupees.

  2. Regional Director Sima Ladjevardian:

    Last week from Nestle-Gerber, we had 3.1 million cans. Some formula delivered was specialty formula.

  3. Ali Miremadi:

    Every investor in Nestle wants them to get the margins up a bit faster, that's also what the chief executive and the board want.

  4. Yudhvir Singh Malik:

    I have told states to not confine only to Maggi, but extend to other manufacturers of noodles, why should we isolate Nestle? It's not a question of targeting.

  5. The IAAF:

    The IAAF is in discussion with Nestle concerning the final year of its five-year partnership with IAAF Kids’ Athletics, this has been a successful program with 15 million kids aged 7 to 12 years in 76 countries taking part in fun team activities which promotes a healthy, active life style.

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