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broodiness

adjective, brood·i·er, brood·i·est.

moody; gloomy.
inclined to sit on eggs: a broody hen.

adjective broodier or broodiest

moody; meditative; introspective
(of poultry) wishing to sit on or hatch eggs
informal (of a woman) wishing to have a baby of her own

adj.

1510s, “apt to breed,” from brood (v.) + -y (2). Figuratively, of persons, from 1851. Also, in modern use, sometimes “full of maternal yearning.” Related: Broodily; broodiness.