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- DictionaryBrood/bro͞od/
noun
- 1. a family of young animals, especially of a bird, produced at one hatching or birth: "a brood of chicks"
verb
- 1. think deeply about something that makes one unhappy: "he brooded over his need to find a wife"
- 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"
adjective
- 1. (of an animal) kept to be used for breeding: "a brood mare"
noun [ C ] us / bruːd / uk / bruːd /. Add to word list Add to word list. 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.
1. a. To focus the attention on a subject persistently and moodily; worry: brooded about his future; brooded over the insult for several days. b. To be depressed: All he seemed to do was sit and brood. 2. a. To sit on or hatch eggs. b. To protect developing eggs or young. 3. To hover envelopingly; hang: Mist brooded over the moor. v.tr. 1.
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.
2 days ago · 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.
a family of young birds or animals, all born at the same time. brood. verb [ I ] uk / bruːd / us. to think for a long time about things that make you sad or angry: I wish he'd stop brooding about the past. (Definition of brood from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of brood. in Chinese (Traditional)
Word Origin. See brood in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: brood. Definition of brood noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Brood Definition. bro͝od. brooded, brooding, broods. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Adjective. Filter. noun. broods. The offspring, or a family of offspring, of animals; esp., a group of birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for together. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
