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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Inclined to brood.

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Adj.

In a state of sitting on eggs for hatching; inclined to sit. [Unusual.]

broody ‎(plural broodies)

(Poultry) A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
There are six broodies in that coop.

female bird in the condition to incubate eggs

Norwegian:
Bokmål: verpende, verpesyk (no) (resulting behaviour as a consequence of broodiness)
Persian: کرچ (fa) ‎(korč)

broody ‎(comparative broodier or more broody, superlative broodiest or most broody)

(Of birds) sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, 'a broody hen').
(Of any creature or person) acting interested in raising young.