Brood
WordNet
noun
(1) The young of an animal cared for at one time
verb
(2) Sit on (eggs)
"Birds brood"
"The female covers the eggs"
(3) Think moodily or anxiously about something
(4) Be in a huff; be silent or sullen
(5) Be in a huff and display one's displeasure
"She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
(6) Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
- The children in one family.
Synonyms
Also see flock, litter, young, get, issue, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, kin.
Verb
- To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
- In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs.
- To protect.
- Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs.
- To dwell upon moodily and at length.
- He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome.
Noun
- A bread
- Similar bakery product or other baked dish
- livelihood, especially in expressions like dagelijks brood