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Word: Brood
Speech Type: Noun
Old English brōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broed and German Brut, also to breed. The verb was originally used with an object, i.e. ‘to nurse (feelings) in the mind’ (late 16th century), a figurative use of the idea of a hen nursing chicks under her wings
bruːd
a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth
Short Definition:family of young animals
Examples:- a brood of chicks
bee or wasp larvae.
Short Definition:bee or wasp larvae
Word: Brood
Speech Type: Verb
bruːd
think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried
Short Definition:think deeply about something
Examples:- she had brooded over the subject a thousand times
(of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them
Short Definition:(of bird) sit on eggs
Examples:- the male pheasant-tailed jacana takes over once the eggs are laid and broods them
Word: Brood
Speech Type: Adjective
bruːd
(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding
Short Definition:(of animal) kept for breeding
Examples:- a brood mare
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