broody
Use Broody in a sentence
di adjective, brood·i·er, brood·i·est.
1.
moody; gloomy.
2.
inclined to sit on eggs: a broody hen.
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| —adj , broodier, broodiest | |
| 1. | moody; meditative; introspective |
| 2. | (of poultry) wishing to sit on or hatch eggs |
| 3. | informal (of a woman) wishing to have a baby of her own |
| 'broodiness | |
| —n | |
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Broody
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Word Origin & History
broody
1510s, "apt to breed," from brood (q.v.). Figuratively, of persons, from 1851. Also, in modern use, sometimes "full of maternal yearning."
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Example sentences
We monitored broods and recorded brood activity or adults exhibiting broody behavior at each site.
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