brooder
/ˈbruːdər/
noun
- A heated enclosure used for raising young birds, especially chicks, in their first weeks of life.
- The farmer set up a brooder with a heat lamp for the newly hatched chicks.
- We kept the ducklings in a brooder until they were old enough to go outside.
- A good brooder keeps the baby birds warm and safe from drafts.
- A person who thinks deeply and often sadly about something for a long time.
- Don't be such a brooder—talk to someone about what's bothering you.
- He's a brooder, always sitting alone and staring out the window.
- The character in the novel is a classic brooder, haunted by his past mistakes.
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