couveuse — meaning in English

English meaning

• brooder noun A person who broods.
• incubator noun A device that keeps a controlled, warm environment for a premature or newborn baby.

Senses

couveuse is used for these senses in English:

• brooder A heated box used for chicks or premature babies.
• incubator (medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.
• incubator An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.

brooder — full definition

1. noun A person who broods.
2. noun A heated box used for chicks or premature babies.

incubator — full definition

1. noun A device that keeps a controlled, warm environment for a premature or newborn baby.
2. noun A programme or organisation that supports the early growth of new businesses.

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