incubator
nounUK /ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪtə/
US /ˈɪŋkjəbeɪtər/
A warm box that keeps baby animals or tiny babies safe and warm.
The chicks hatched in the incubator at the farm.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A machine that keeps premature babies warm and protected.
The tiny baby slept peacefully in the hospital incubator.
3. A place that helps new businesses grow and succeed.
Her startup joined a business incubator to get advice and funding.
4. A device that keeps eggs at the right temperature until they hatch.
We set the eggs in the incubator and waited for them to hatch.