brood
noun
a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.
broods
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pluralof brood.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof brood (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
broodnouna number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.
Example Sentences
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A poolside interlude channels the tension of distance between two people who were once close: The woman grasps a book but seems primarily absorbed in melancholy; the man broods around her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In those cases, fledging mass can drop by up to 27%, particularly for broods that hatch later in the breeding season.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
The actor noted that the family had embraced an abundance of wildlife on the ranch, including adding multiple animals to their broods, from pigs and chickens to horses, dogs, and cats.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026
In “Some Notes on Mediated Time,” she broods at length on the destabilizing effects of the internet, social media and the algorithm silos that shape our present.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
The relatives I’d been sent to all seemed to have raised their broods; I was an add-on.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
