plural broods
1
: a group of young birds (such as chickens) that were all born at the same time
a hen and her brood of chicks
2
informal
: the children in someone's family
Mrs. Smith took her brood to church every Sunday.
broods; brooded; brooding
: to think a lot about something in an unhappy way
He brooded over/about/on his mistake.
After the argument, she sat in her bedroom, brooding.
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/brood. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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