brood

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: broad, brook, blood, brool, frood, rood, brond, broom, abrood, broon, broid

Antonyms: broad, brook, blood, brool, frood, rood, brond, broom, abrood, broon, broid

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Noun

1. The [[young]] of certain [[animal]]s, especially a group of young [[birds]] or [[fowl]] [[hatch]]ed at one time by the same [[mother]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The young of any [[lay an egg|egg-laying]] creature, especially if produced at the same time.
3. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} The eggs and [[larvae]] of [[social]] [[insect]]s such as [[bee]]s, [[ant]]s and some [[wasp]]s, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or [[comb]]s within the [[colony]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} The [[children]] in one [[family]]; [[offspring]].
5. That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
6. [[parentage|Parentage]].
7. {{lb|en|mining}} Heavy [[waste]] in [[tin]] and [[copper]] [[ore]]s.
8. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} A large [[number]] or [[crowd]] of [[person|people]], animals, or [[object]]s.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|of animals}} [[keep|Kept]] or [[rear]]ed for [[breeding]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To keep an [[egg]] [[warm]] to make it [[hatch]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[protect]] (something that is gradually maturing); to [[foster]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} (typically with [[over]], [[on]] or [[about]]) To [[dwell]] upon one's thoughts [[moodily]] and [[at length]], mainly alone.
4. {{rfv-sense|en}} {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be bred.

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