Antonyms for brooder
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : broo-der |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbru dər |
Definition of brooder
Origin :- Old English brod "brood, fetus, hatchling," from Proto-Germanic *brod (cf. Middle Dutch broet, Old High German bruot, German Brut "brood"), literally "that which is hatched by heat," from *bro- "to warm, heat," from PIE *bhre- "burn, heat, incubate," from root *bhreue- "to boil, bubble, effervesce, burn" (see brew (v.)).
- As in introvert : noun person who retreats mentally
- But woman as a human incubator and brooder is an 170 obsolete machine.
- Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
- We are all alike and yet all different; each of us is a wanderer, a brooder, a seeker.
- Extract from : « The New Society » by Walther Rathenau
- "I opine we've got a brooder with us in the carriage behind," said Badger, in a low tone.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish
- I can get a first-rate one for forty dollars, and I can buy one 'brooder.'
- Extract from : « Harper's Round Table, June 25, 1895 » by Various
- For convenience this house will be spoken of as brooder house No. 1.
- Extract from : « Ducks and Geese » by Harry M. Lamon
- It may be due to improper feeding, or to too high or low temperature in the brooder.
- Extract from : « Ducks and Geese » by Harry M. Lamon
- For this purpose any brooder utilized for chicks or ducks can be used for goslings.
- Extract from : « Ducks and Geese » by Harry M. Lamon
- You may mother chickens in a brooder, but you must mother children in your arms.
- Extract from : « The Preliminaries » by Cornelia A. P. Comer
- Next to the walk, and parallel with it, the brooder box should run.
- Extract from : « Natural and Artificial Duck Culture » by James Rankin
- On the south side of this walk our brooder boxes are arranged.
- Extract from : « Natural and Artificial Duck Culture » by James Rankin
Synonyms for brooder
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