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
Example sentences :
  • 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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