Broody

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Meditative; contemplative.
  • adjective. Oppressive.
  • adjective. Disposed to sit on eggs to hatch them.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of a brooding disposition; inclined to brood or sit, as a hen.
  • Breeding or adapted for breeding: as, a broody bitch.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Inclined to brood.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
  • adjective. sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, 'a broody hen').
  • adjective. acting interested in raising young.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. deeply or seriously thoughtful
  • adjective. physiologically ready to incubate eggs
  • noun. a domestic hen ready to brood
    • Word Usage
    "I have learned about "broody" hens, well, sort of ..."
    Equivalent
    oviparous  thoughtful  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    biddy  hen  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Judy  Moody  Rudy  Trudie  Trudy  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Atlantean  banco  banty  bonie  caged  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    baby rabies  clucky  one's biological clock is ticking  
    variant
    broodier  broodiest  
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