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broody

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

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broods

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /b?u?dz/

Noun

broods

  1. plural of brood

Verb

broods

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brood

Anagrams

  • Dobros, boords, dobros, droobs

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