Meaning
Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English *brody, *brodi, from Old English brōdiġ (“broody”), equivalent to brood + -y. Cognate with German brütig (“broody”).
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