brood

1. v. t. The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. v. t. That which is bred or produced; breed; species. Source: opted

4. v. t. Heavy waste in tin and copper ores. Source: opted

5. a. Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs. Source: opted

6. a. Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow. Source: opted

7. 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. Source: opted

8. 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. Source: opted

9. v. t. To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens. Source: opted

10. v. t. To cherish with care. Source: opted

11. v. t. To think anxiously or moodily upon. Source: opted

12. n. the young of an animal cared for at one time Source: wordnet

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