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Origin of brood
synonym study for brood
1. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM brood
broodless, adjectiveun·brood·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH brood
brewed, brood .Words nearby brood
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British Dictionary definitions for brood
brood
/ (bruːd) /
noun
a number of young animals, esp birds, produced at one hatching
all the offspring in one family: often used jokingly or contemptuously
a group of a particular kind; breed
(as modifier) kept for breedinga brood mare
verb
(of a bird)
- to sit on or hatch (eggs)
- (tr) to cover (young birds) protectively with the wings
(when intr , often foll by on, over or upon) to ponder morbidly or persistently
Derived forms of brood
brooding, noun, adjectivebroodingly, adverbWord Origin for brood
Old English brōd; related to Middle High German bruot, Dutch broed; see breed
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Medical definitions for brood
brood
[ brōōd ]
n.
litter
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