broody

Noun broody has 1 sense

• broody(n = noun.animal) brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter - a domestic hen ready to brood;
is a kind of biddy, hen

Adjective broody has 2 senses

• broody(s = adj.all) - physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
• broody(s = adj.all) brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative - 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"