1. a heated enclosure for raising young chickens or other birds
Usage: farming; poultry
2. a person who thinks deeply and often worriedly about something

Examples

• The farmer placed the newly hatched chicks in the brooder to keep them warm.
• We need to check the temperature in the brooder every few hours.
• The brooder lamp provides essential heat for the young birds.
• He’s such a brooder, always thinking about what could go wrong.
• She tends to be a brooder when facing difficult decisions.
• The electric brooder kept the chicks comfortable during their first weeks.