brooder

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brooder

/ˈbɹuːdə/ UK
/ˈbɹudɚ/ US

Rhymes with -uːdə(ɹ)

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From brood + -er.

noun brooders

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.
A heated box used for chicks or premature babies. [E]verybody worked hard to get the chicks safely into the brooders.
Similar: incubator

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noun heated box used for chicks or premature babies

Français	couveuse

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@misc{brooder_2026,
  title = {brooder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brooder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}