Definition of brood - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
familychildren in one family
- She took her brood to the park.
2.
animal offspringgroup of young birds or animals hatched at one time
- The hen protected her brood under her wings..
3.
insectsTECH. eggs and larvae of social insectsTECH.
- The beekeeper checked the brood in the hive.
Verb
1.
thoughtsintr. think deeply and moodily about somethingintr.
- He brooded over the problem for days.
2.
biologytr./intr. keep eggs warm to make them hatchtr./intr.
- The hen broods her eggs carefully.
3.
threatintr. hang over as something threateningintr.
- Dark clouds brooded over the village.
Images of brood
group of young birds or animals hatched at one time 
eggs and larvae of social insects
Expressions with brood
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think deeply about something worrying or troubling
She would brood over her mistakes for days.
group of deceitful or malevolent people
The politician called his opponents a brood of vipers.
external pouch for carrying eggs or young
The male seahorse has a brood pouch to carry eggs..
Origin of brood
Old English, brod (offspring)
Terms with brood included in their meaning
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zoology
lineage of brood parasites specific to a host
ornithology
bird kind that brood parasites use to hatch eggs and rear chicks
animals
marine fish that burrow in sand and males brood eggs in mouths
fishes and crustaceans
brood pouch in some fishes and crustaceans for young
zoology
having only one brood or batch of offspring a year
poultry
domestic hen ready to brood eggs
entomology
ant that captures brood from other colonies as servants
Examples of brood in a sentence
His entire brood attended the family reunion. The duck led her brood to the pond. A fox was seen near the brood of chicks. The ant colony's brood was thriving. Scientists examined the brood to study insect development. She would brood for hours about her future.
They brooded over the loss of their pet. The bird broods over its nest in the tree. Farmers ensure the incubator broods the eggs properly. A sense of doom brooded over the city. Fear brooded in the hearts of the villagers.
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- French:progéniture, ruminer, ...
- German:Brut, grübeln, ...
- Italian:prole, rimuginare, ...
- Spanish:prole, cavilar, ...
- Portuguese:prole, matutar, ...
- Chinese:孩子们, 苦思冥想, ...
- Japanese:子供たち, 考え込む, ...
- Arabic:ذُرِّيَّة, اِكْتَأَبَ, ...
- Hebrew:צֶאֱצָאִים, לִשְׁקוֹעַ בְּהִרְהוּרִים, ...
- Russian:детвора, размышлять, ...
- Ukrainian:діти, роздумувати, ...
- Hindi:बच्चे, कुढ़ते रहना, ...
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