broody
- noun
- /ˈbruːdi/
:
gallina clueca
- Well, there's a crazy mojo working with Mr. Dark And Broody over there, and me likee.
- broody hen
Examples
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Broody is good if you want to raise chicks.
Blog text (3) -
Miss Broody, out and about.
Blog text (2) -
If he was recognized out here, in the open, a crowd would gather, a situation beyond either of their control; like all movie stars, Sugrue feared with some justification that the barely suppressed desire of the American public was to tear him down, see him in pieces and covered with dust, a longing that the broody Lang understood and even shared at that moment.
Fiction book (1997) -
A good broody hen is essential for ensuring that the eggs are incubated properly.
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After setting the eggs under the broody, she will keep them warm until they hatch.
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This broody hen fiercely protects her chicks from any potential predators.
Synonyms
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A hen that stays on her eggs to keep them warm until they hatch
A hen that sits on eggs until they hatch
A hen that sits on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch
A hen that sits on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Broody comes from the word brood, which means 'a group of young birds' or 'offspring', and it was used for a hen that wants to sit on eggs to hatch them. So a broody is a hen ready to incubate eggs.