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- Dictionarybrood/bruːd/
noun
- 1. a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth: "a brood of chicks" Similar
- 2. bee or wasp larvae.
verb
- 1. think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried: "she had brooded over the subject a thousand times" Similar
- 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
adjective
- 1. (of an animal) kept to be used for breeding: "a brood mare"
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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.
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
noun. a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young. a breed, species, group, or kind: The museum exhibited a brood of monumental sculptures. Synonyms: strain, stock, line. verb (used with object) to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of brood verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother. Thai : ครอก (ลูกนก) If someone broods over something, they think about it a lot, seriously and often unhappily.
Definition of brood noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
