Sekirov Dictionary

brood

/bɹuːd/

noun 8
verb 4
adjective 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun8

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The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- As a hen doth gather her brood under her wings. — 1611
The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.
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The children in one family; offspring.
- Ay, lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant, / And bring thee forth brave brood. — 1610
A large number or crowd of people, animals, or objects.
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That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
- […] flocks of the airy brood, Cranes, geese or long-neck'd swans, here, there, proud of their pinions fly […] — 1598
Parentage.
Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.

verb4

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To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
- In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs.
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(typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon one's thoughts moodily and at length, mainly alone.
- He sat brooding over the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome.
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To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
- Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs.
To be bred.

adjective1

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Kept or reared for breeding.
- brood ducks

forms

brooded · brooding · broodeth · broods · broodest

Phrases with brood

brood above
To cover or seem to cover a scene; to loom over a scene, as to cast a gloomy pall.

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