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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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1. : 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. a hen with her brood of chicks. 2. : a group having a common nature or origin. the entire brood of chronicle plays T. S. Eliot. 3. : the children of a family.
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.
a group of young birds all born at the same time: The blackbird flew back and forth to its brood. humorous. a person's young children: Ann was at the party with her brood. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. your child. child We have three children, two girls and a boy.
1. the offspring, or a family of offspring, of animals; esp., a group of birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for together. 2. all the children in a family. 3. a group of a particular breed or kind. the new brood of poets.
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.
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.
Meaning & use. 1. Progeny, offspring, young. 1.a. Old English–. esp. of animals that lay eggs, as birds, serpents, insects, etc. a brood: a family of young hatched at once, a hatch. OE. Þæt sind beon..of ðam hunige hi bredað heora brod. Ælfric, Homilies vol. II. 10.
BROOD definition: 1. a family of young birds or animals, all born at the same time 2. to think for a long time about…. Learn more.
Nov 6, 2024 · brood (countable and uncountable, plural broods) The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. (uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother. 2. You can refer to someone's young children as their brood when you want to emphasize that there are a lot of them.
