n.

1. One that broods: brooders in the henhouse; a brooder over past errors.
2. A heated enclosure in which fowls are raised.

Stage two of the usual bird rearing sequence. After hatching the baby birds are put into a brooder house, usually with a heat source attached, for rearing. Also used as a management strategy for baby pigs which are weaned early, at 3 weeks.

• b. pneumonia — respiratory tract infection of young birds with the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Called also aspergillosis.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
  Synonym: incubator

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rugemaskine

Nederlands (Dutch)
piekeraar, broedmachine

Français (French)
n. - (poule) couveuse, couveuse artificielle, rêveur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Grübler, Brutapparat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κλώσα, εφεκτικός άνθρωπος

Italiano (Italian)
apprensivo, incubatrice

Português (Portuguese)
n. - animal (m) que choca, chocadeira (f)

Русский (Russian)
пессимист, инкубатор

Español (Spanish)
n. - gallina clueca, rumiador, aprensivo, incubadora

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kycklingmoder

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
孵卵器, 孵卵暖房, 沉思的人, 抱窝鸡

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 孵卵器, 孵卵暖房, 沈思的人, 抱窩雞

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 인공 부화기, 생각에 잠기는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 育雛器, 卵を抱く鳥, 思い悩む人, 考え込む人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دجاج حاضن, مفكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דוגרת, דוגר‬

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