A brood is a group of young born at the same time like a brood of chicks but your parents might use the word for you and your siblings: "We're taking the whole brood to the movies tonight."
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch;
Noun
the young of an animal cared for at one time
Verb
sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
Verb
think moodily or anxiously about something
Verb
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
Verb
be in a huff and display one''s displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn''t get what she wanted"
Verb
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
v. t.
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood
of chickens.
v. t.
The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same
time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of
the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children.
v. t.
That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
v. t.
Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
a.
Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
a.
Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock;
having young; as, a brood sow.
v. i.
To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of
warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as
a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit
quietly, as if brooding.
v. i.
To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a
subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy,
serious thought; -- usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over
misfortunes.
v. t.
To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her
chickens.
v. t.
To cherish with care.
v. t.
To think anxiously or moodily upon.
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As a hen doth gather her brood under her wings.
A hen followed by a brood of ducks.2.
The lion roars and gluts his tawny brood.3.
Flocks of the airy brood, (Cranes, geese or long-necked swans).4.
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Birds of calm sir brooding on the charmed wave.2.
Brooding on unprofitable gold.
Brooding over all these matters, the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit.
When with downcast eyes we muse and brood.
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You'll sit and brood your sorrows on a throne.
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch;
Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding.
Usage Examples
I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour of my death. O that I could have possession of them both in the same minute.
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Other Usage ExamplesDo not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.