The meaning of BROOD is the young of an animal or a family of young; especially : the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time. How to use brood in a sentence.

BROOD翻译：一窝雏鸟, …的孩子, 忧思，担扰;怨忿地想。 了解更多。

A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.

BROOD definition: a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young. See examples of brood used in a sentence.

brood, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

1. a. To focus the attention on a subject persistently and moodily; worry: brooded about his future; brooded over the insult for several days. b. To be depressed: All he seemed to do was sit and …

Brood, litter refer to young creatures. Brood is esp. applied to the young of fowls and birds hatched from eggs at one time and raised under their mother's care: a brood of young turkeys.

Definition of brood verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 21, 2025 · (countable, uncountable) The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs …

BROOD meaning: 1 : a group of young birds (such as chickens) that were all born at the same time; 2 : the children in someone's family