Main entry: brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter
Definition: a domestic hen ready to brood
Main entry: meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative, contemplative, brooding, broody
Definition: deeply or seriously thoughtful
Usage: Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man;
Main entry: broody
Definition: physiologically ready to incubate eggs
Usage: a broody hen