different between brody vs broody

English

Alternative forms

• (rare) brodie

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??di

Noun

brody (plural brodies)

1. (slang) Intentionally spinning in circles and sliding in an automobile.

   I spun a brody in some chat up at the old zinc mine.

See also

• doughnut
• 360

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?brod?/
• Rhymes: -od?
• Hyphenation: bro?dy

Noun

brody

1. nominative plural of brod
2. accusative plural of brod
3. vocative plural of brod
4. instrumental plural of brod

Anagrams

• droby
• dobry

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?br?d?]

Noun

brody

1. genitive singular of broda
2. nominative plural of broda
3. accusative plural of broda

Noun

brody

1. nominative plural of brod
2. accusative plural of brod

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?br?.d?/

Noun

brody f

1. inflection of broda:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Noun

brody m

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bród

English

Etymology

From Middle English *brody, *brodi, from Old English br?di? (“broody”), equivalent to brood +? -y. Cognate with German brütig (“broody”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?u?di/
• Rhymes: -u?di

Noun

broody (plural broodies)

1. A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.

   There are six broodies in that coop.

Translations

Adjective

broody (comparative broodier or more broody, superlative broodiest or most broody)

1. Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.

   a broody hen

2. Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young.
3. Brooding

Synonyms

• (sitting on a nest to hatch eggs): clucky

See also

• baby rabies
• biological clock

Anagrams

• doobry