nest egg

Definition of Nest Egg in English :

1. nest egg, savings

a fund of money put by as a reserve

2. nest egg

device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nest Egg

noun

1.

a fund of money kept in reserve; savings

2.

a natural or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

1.

an artificial or real egg left in a nest to induce a hen to lay more eggs there

2.

money, etc. put aside as a reserve or to establish a fund

n.

1. An artificial or natural egg placed in a nest to induce a bird to continue to lay eggs in that place.

2. A sum of money put by as a reserve.