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Brood
bruːd
Brood definitions
noun
brood
broods
- a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth
"a brood of chicks"
- a large family of children
"she was brought up as part of a brood of eight"
- bee or wasp larvae
verb
brood
brooded
brooding
broods
- think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried
"she had brooded over the subject a thousand times"
worry about fret about agonize over mope over moon over languish over feel despondent about grieve over sulk about eat one's heart out over - (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
adjective
brood
- (of an animal) kept to be used for breeding
"a brood mare"