brood patch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brood pach]
- /brud pætʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brood pach]
- /brud pætʃ/

Definition of brood patch words

noun brood patch a highly vascular, featherless area developed on the abdomen of certain brooding birds that is in direct contact with eggs during incubation and provides additional warmth. 1

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Origin of brood patch

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Brood patch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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brood patch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

brood patch usage trend in Literature

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