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    brood
    /bruːd/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried: "she had brooded over the subject a thousand times" Similar worry aboutfret aboutagonize overmope over
    • 2. (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them: "the male pheasant-tailed jacana takes over once the eggs are laid and broods them" Similar incubatecoverhatchsit on

    adjective

    • 1. (of an animal) kept to be used for breeding: "a brood mare"

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  2. The meaning of BROOD is the young of an animal or a family of young; especially : the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time. How to use brood in a sentence. The Eggy History of Brood

  3. BROOD definition: 1. a group of young birds all born at the same time: 2. a person's young children: 3. to think…. Learn more.

  4. Brood, litter refer to young creatures. Brood is especially applied to the young of fowls and birds hatched from eggs at one time and raised under their mother's care: a brood of young turkeys. Litter is applied to a group of young animals brought forth at a birth: a litter of kittens or pups.

  5. to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry: I wish she wouldn't sit brooding in her room all day. Compare. sulk verb disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  6. 1. To think about (something) persistently or moodily: brooded that her work might come to nothing. 2. a. To sit on or hatch (eggs). b. To protect (developing eggs or young). adj. Kept for breeding: a brood hen. [Middle English, from Old English brōd; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots .] brood′ing·ly adv. Synonyms: brood, dwell, fret1, mope, worry.

  7. 3 days ago · brood is esp. applied to the young of fowls and birds hatched from eggs at one time and raised under their mother’s care: a brood of young turkeys. litter is applied to a group of young animals brought forth at a birth: a litter of kittens or pups.

  8. A brood is a group of young born at the same time — like a brood of chicks — but your parents might use the word for you and your siblings: "We're taking the whole brood to the movies tonight." Brood is also what a chicken does when she sits on her eggs to hatch them.