1. moody and thoughtful in a troubled or sullen way
2. (of a female bird) wanting to sit on eggs to hatch them
Usage: biological term
3. having a strong desire to have a baby
Usage: informal

Examples

• He became broody and withdrawn after losing his job.
• The teenager sat in broody silence during dinner.
• The hen was broody and refused to leave her nest.
• My sister has been feeling broody lately and talks about having children.
• His broody expression worried his friends.
• The broody mare stayed close to her foal.
• She got a broody look whenever she saw babies at the park.