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   brood

   /bruːd/

   noun

   • 1. a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth: "a brood of chicks" Similar offspringyoungprogenyspawnfamilyhatchclutchnestlitterrare:progeniture
   • ▪ a large family of children: informal "she was brought up as part of a brood of eight" Similar familyhouseholdménageclantribechildrenoffspringyoungsterslittle onesprogenydescendantsissueinformal:kidssprogs
   • 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 worry aboutfret aboutagonize overmope overmoon overlanguish overfeel despondent aboutgrieve oversulk abouteat one's heart out overthink aboutpondercontemplatepore overmeditate onmuse onmull overdwell onruminate on/overchew overpuzzle overweigh upturn over in one's mind
   • 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
   • ▪ (of a fish, frog, or invertebrate) hold (developing eggs) within the body.

   adjective

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

   Word Origin Old Englishbrōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broed and German Brut, also to breed. The verb was originally used with an object, i.e. ‘to nurse (feelings) in the mind’ (late 16th century), a figurative use of the idea of a hen nursing chicks under her wings.

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   What is the difference between a litter and a brood?

   • 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.

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   • Get a quick, free translation! 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.

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   What does brood mean?

   • 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

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   What is a brood hen?

   • a brood hen. The haunted house on the hill brooded above the village. 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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.

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