broody
/ˈbruːdi/
adjective
- Feeling a strong desire to have a baby or to care for a young child.
- Many people get broody when they see a friend's newborn baby.
- He admitted he was feeling broody after holding his cousin's infant.
- After spending time with her niece, she felt broody and started thinking about starting a family.
- (of a hen) wanting to sit on eggs to hatch them.
- The broody hen refused to leave the nest, even for food.
- A broody chicken will sit on eggs all day, keeping them warm.
- Farmers often separate broody hens from the rest of the flock.
- Thoughtful and slightly sad or worried; in a moody or pensive state.
- Her broody silence worried her friends, who asked if something was wrong.
- The broody atmosphere of the rainy afternoon made everyone quiet.
- He sat in the corner with a broody expression, staring out the window.
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