Word: brood Word origin: 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. Phonetic: bruːd Listen:
a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth. Example: a brood of chicks
bee or wasp larvae.
think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried. Example: she had brooded over the subject a thousand times
(of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them. Example: the male pheasant-tailed jacana takes over once the eggs are laid and broods them
(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding. Example: a brood mare
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