Synonyms of the word

broody

• n. (Poultry) A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
• adj. (Of birds) sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, 'a broody hen').
• adj. (Of any creature or person) acting interested in raising young.

biddy

• n. (pejorative) A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
• n. (uncommon) An attractive little girl.
• n. (archaic, colloquial) An Irish maidservant.
• n. (by extension, derogatory) An Irishwoman.
• n. A name used in calling a hen or chicken, often as "biddy-biddy-biddy".
• n. (US) Alternative spelling of bittie.

brooding

• adj. (of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.
• adj. Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
• v. present participle of brood.
• n. A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

contemplative

• adj. Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
• adj. Pertaining especially to a contemplative Roman Catholic religious or one of the contemplative Roman Catholic…
• adj. Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation.
• n. Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious contemplation.

hen

• n. A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs.
• n. A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
• n. (uncommon) A female fish or crustacean.
• n. (figuratively, depreciatory) A woman, particularly.
• n. (Britain, informal) A hen night.
• n. (figuratively, pejorative, uncommon) A henlike person of either sex.
• n. The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.
• adv. (dialectal) Hence.
• v. (dialectal) To throw.

meditative

• adj. Of or pertaining to meditation.
• adj. Thoughtful; pensive.

musing

• v. present participle of muse.
• adj. Absorbed in thought; contemplative.
• n. thought, meditation, contemplation.

oviparous

• adj. Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.

pensive

• adj. Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
• adj. Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.

pondering

• v. present participle of ponder.
• n. Ruminations.

reflective

• adj. Something which reflects, or redirects back to the source.
• adj. Thinking back on the past.
• adj. (computing, programming) Involving reflection.

ruminative

• adj. Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful.

sitter

• n. Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
• n. One employed to watch or tend something; the general form of babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc.
• n. A participant in a séance.
• n. A broody hen.
• n. (soccer and snooker, slang) A very easy scoring chance.

thoughtful

• adj. Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
• adj. Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.