- nounbrood (noun) · broods (plural noun)
- a family of young animals, especially of a bird, produced at one hatching or birth:"a brood of chicks"
- bee or wasp larvae.
- informalall of the children in a family:"he was the youngest in a brood of six" · "a remarkable brood of writers"
verbbrood (verb) · broods (third person present) · brooded (past tense) · brooded (past participle) · brooding (present participle)- think deeply about something that makes one unhappy:"he brooded over his need to find a wife"
- (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them:"the male pheasant-tailed jacana takes over once the eggs are laid and broods them"
- (of a fish, frog, or invertebrate) hold (developing eggs) within the body.
adjectivebrood (adjective)- (of an animal) kept to be used for breeding:"a brood mare"
OriginOld English brōd, 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.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a family of young animals, especially of a bird, produced at one hatching or birth:
- all of the children in a family:
verb- think deeply about something that makes one unhappy:
- (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.brood (bro͞od) n. 1. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds hatched at one time and cared for together. 2. The children in one family.www.thefreedictionary.com/broodBritannica Dictionary definition of BROOD [count] 1 : a group of young birds (such as chickens) that were all born at the same time a hen and her brood of chicks 2 informal : the children in someone's familywww.britannica.com/dictionary/brood: 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 originwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broodMeaning of brood in English brood noun [ C ] us / bruːd / uk / bruːd / Add to word list a group of young birds all born at the same time:dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/brooda number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.www.dictionary.com/browse/brood
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