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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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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. son My son is getting married in the spring.
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.
noun. 1. a number of young animals, esp birds, produced at one hatching. 2. all the offspring in one family: often used jokingly or contemptuously. 3. a group of a particular kind; breed. 4. (as modifier) kept for breeding. a brood mare. verb.
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
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.
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.
Definition of brood verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
brood meaning, definition, what is brood: to keep thinking about something that yo...: Learn more.
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. a1250. Ich not to hwan þu bredst þi brod. Owl & Nightingale 1634. c1385.
