Broody vs Broods - What's the difference?
broody | broods |
(Poultry) A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
(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.
As nouns the difference between broody and broods
is that broody is (Poultry) A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc while broods is plural of lang=en.As an adjective broody
is (Of birds) sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, 'a broody hen').As a verb broods is
third-person singular of brood.broody
English
Noun
(broodies)- There are six broodies in that coop.