Broodling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a member of a brood, as of animals

    "And the black duck unfearing leads/Her broodling from the sheltering reeds."

  2. 2
    a member of a brood in science fiction

Example

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"And the black duck unfearing leads/Her broodling from the sheltering reeds."

Etymology

From brood + -ling.

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