broth

American  

[brawth, broth] / brɔθ, brɒθ /

noun

1. thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.

2. water that has been boiled with meat, fish, vegetables, or barley.

3. Bacteriology. a liquid medium containing nutrients suitable for culturing microorganisms.

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idioms

1. broth of a boy, a sturdy youth.

broth British  

/ brɒθ /

noun

1. a soup made by boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc, in water

2. another name for stock

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broth More Idioms  

1. see too many cooks spoil the broth.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• brothy
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of broth

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Norse broth, Old High German brod; akin to brew

Example Sentences

The key to this greens-packed soup recipe is its base: a broth made from the stems of greens — kale, escarole, broccoli — plus spinach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Add another splash of broth or water if it becomes too thick.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

That fuel, the music itself, lends these imaginings a unique power, surpassing that of any other memory trigger—your grandmother’s chicken broth, for instance, or the sitcoms of your youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

His problem was producing enough bone broth to sustain a fast bowler.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

All the leaves wilted and shrank until they all disappeared into the broth.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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