noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who broods.
2. 2
   apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants wordnet
3. 3
   A heated box used for chicks or premature babies.

   "[E]verybody worked hard to get the chicks safely into the brooders."

Synonyms

All synonyms

incubatorincubatorbantambantybarn-door fowlbarnyard fowl

Example

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"[E]verybody worked hard to get the chicks safely into the brooders."

Etymology

From brood + -er.

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