Definitions

1. noun

a device used to keep eggs warm and incubate them before hatching

“The farmer set up a brooder in the corner of the chicken coop to raise the new chicks.”

2. noun

a person who is slow to mature or develop, especially a young person

“After a few years, he grew out of being a brooder and became more confident.”

3. verb

to brood or incubate eggs, especially for hatching

“The hen began to brood her eggs in the nesting box.”

4. verb

to think deeply and often gloomily about a problem or situation

“She started to brood about the failed relationship, replaying the memories in her head.”