A mother bird creates me using twigs and feathers to shelter her future chicks, while a frugal adult creates me out of invested savings to guarantee a comfortable retirement. What two-word Easter-sounding reserve am I?
A nest egg
The solution contrasts a literal avian structure with an idiom. While a bird's nest cradles real eggs during the spring hatching season, the figurative financial phrase 'nest egg' refers to money set aside for the future.
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