Associations to the word «Broody»

Wiktionary

BROODY, noun. (Poultry) A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
BROODY, adjective. (Of birds) sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, 'a broody hen').
BROODY, adjective. (Of any creature or person) acting interested in raising young.

Dictionary definition

BROODY, noun. A domestic hen ready to brood.
BROODY, adjective. Physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen".
BROODY, adjective. Deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin