broody
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English *brody, *brodi, from Old English brōdiġ (“broody”), equivalent to brood + -y. Cognate with German brütig (“broody”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
broody (plural broodies)
- A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
- There are six broodies in that coop.
Translations[edit]
female bird in the condition to incubate eggs
Adjective[edit]
broody (comparative broodier or more broody, superlative broodiest or most broody)
- Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
- a broody hen
- Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young.
Synonyms[edit]
- (sitting on a nest to hatch eggs): clucky
