broody

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Englisch - Englisch
acting interested in raising young
sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, 'a broody hen')
A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc

There are six broodies in that coop.

to sit persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, a broody hen)
{s} sulky; worried
In general, any creature or person interested in raising young
A broody hen is ready to lay or sit on eggs
physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen
persistently or morbidly thoughtful
physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way. He became very withdrawn and broody
If you describe a young woman as broody, you mean that she wants to have a baby and she keeps thinking about it
Inclined to brood
a domestic hen ready to brood
clucky
broody hen
a domestic hen ready to brood
broodier
comparative of broody
broodiest
superlative of broody
broody
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