brooder

Definition

A heated enclosure where baby chicks or premature infants are kept warm and cozy—basically a luxury incubator for creatures too delicate to handle room temperature like the rest of us peasants.

Example Usage

The farm invested in a state-of-the-art brooder to keep the chicks at a toasty 95 degrees.

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