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Osternest

Easter nest (hidden Easter basket)

noun OHS-ter-nest Rare
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Usage Note

Osternest is the small basket or hidden collection of Easter eggs and sweets that the Easter Bunny supposedly leaves for children. Parents hide Osternester in the garden on Easter Sunday. A cherished family custom in German-speaking countries.

Examples

"Die Kinder suchten im Garten begeistert nach dem versteckten Osternest."

Natural Translation

The children enthusiastically searched the garden for the hidden Easter nest.

Literal Translation

The children searched in the garden enthusiastically after the hidden Easter-nest.

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