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Definition of: brood
(br
d) noun
1. All the young birds of a single hatching; also, offspring; progeny.
2. Species; kind; race. See synonyms under FLOCK,
—v.t.
1. To sit upon or incubate (eggs).
2. To protect (young) by covering with the wings.
—v.i.
3. To sit on eggs; incubate.
4. To meditate or ponder moodily and deeply: usually with on or upon.
—adjective Kept for breeding purposes: a brood mare [OE brod. Related to BREED]
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