Feeling broody as having a baby
“Broodiness is the action or behavioural tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs to incubate them” (Wikipedia). Being broody has been defined as “Being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterised by cessation of laying and by marked changes in behaviour and physiology”.
When a woman feels broody means that she is starting to see babies in a much positive way. She might start mentioning things such as her “biological clock”.
Examples:
- Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban ‘broody‘ for baby number three
- Broody Gloucestershire flamingos foster chicks after first eggs in 15 …
Feeling broody as being moody
A person who is unhappy, wistful and moody is an example of someone who might be described as broody.
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