brooder

brood·er
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UK/ˈbɹuːdə/US/ˈbɹudɚ/

noun

A person who broods.

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Meanings

nounbrooder (plural brooders)

plural brooders

  1. A person who broods.

    Ah! our poor simple fathers should rise up Out of their graves, and come to get advice And comfort from the brooders that are now.

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 89
  2. A heated box used for chicks or premature babies.

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

    1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 93

    Synonyms: incubator

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA heated box used for chicks or premature babies.

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incubator

More synonyms by meaning

nounapparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants

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incubator
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apparatussetup
Also see
incubator

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From brood + -er.

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Translations

French couveuse
  • couveuseheated box used for chicks or premature babies

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with brooder

Tudor
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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