Brooder
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noun.
One that broods.
noun.
A heated enclosure in which young fowl or livestock are raised.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Same as
couveuse
, 2.
noun.
A device for the artificial rearing of young chickens or other birds.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A person who
broods
noun.
A
heated
box
used for
chicks
or
premature
babies
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
Word Usage
"In order to operate an incubator successfully, we shall also need a brooder, which is really an artificial mother."