broody
Lost in gloom
Broody describes a hen ready to sit on eggs and hatch them—she stops laying and becomes protective of her nest.
Extended to people, broody means wanting to have a baby: She's been feeling broody since her sister had twins.
A separate sense means moody and withdrawn, given to silent contemplation or sulking: He sat in the corner looking broody.
Female fowl
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- chicksNewly hatched birds
incubating · roost · coop · sitting · warmth · clutch · hatching · laying
Inclined to deep thought
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
ruminating · musing · preoccupied · absorbed · pondering · deep · philosophical · soul-searching
Prone to sullenness
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- moroseSullenly ill-humored
sulky · dark · somber · introspective · pensive · wistful · contemplative · silent
Supportive care-giving
- cluckyFeeling maternal urges
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- biological clockInnate cycle regulator
parenting · caring · protective · affectionate · bonding · attachment · tender · nesting
hen
Female fowl
chicks · incubating · roost · coop · sitting · warmth · clutch · hatching · laying · poultry
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
introspective · ruminating · musing · preoccupied · absorbed · pondering · deep · philosophical · soul-searching · serious
moody
Prone to sullenness
morose · sulky · dark · somber · introspective · pensive · wistful · contemplative · silent · quiet
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
biological clock · parenting · caring · protective · affectionate · bonding · attachment · tender · nesting · hormonal
- bird expressionsearly bird, birdbrain, bird brain, lovebirds, jailbird
broodycheerful
Pleasantly bright in mood
carefree · lighthearted · happy · sunny · buoyant
broodyunreflective
Not given to self-examination
unthinking · thoughtless · frivolous · mindless · scatterbrained
- brood mareFemale horse kept for mating
- brooding heroAngsty, introspective main character
- brood parasiteSpecies using others' nests
- devil's brood
brood, brooding, broods, brooded, broodingly, broodily, broodiness, broodier, broodiest