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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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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
Brood can be a noun meaning a group of young birds or a person's children, or a verb meaning to think about something sad or angry. Learn more about the word brood, its usage, and related terms with Cambridge Dictionary.
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.
Brood can be a noun meaning a group of young birds or a person's children, or a verb meaning to think about something sad or angry. Learn more about the word brood, its usage, and related terms with Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the meaning of brood as a noun and a verb, with synonyms and example sentences. Find out how to use brood to refer to baby birds, young animals, or morbid thoughts.
Brood can mean the young of certain animals, especially birds, or the children in one family. It can also mean to think moodily or anxiously about something, or to sit on or hatch eggs.
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.
