broods
|broods|
/bruːdz/
(brood)
offspring; deep thought
Etymology
'brood' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'brōd', where 'brōd' meant 'offspring' or 'hatched young'.
'brood' changed from the Old English word 'brōd' (and related Proto-Germanic forms) and passed into Middle English with similar form and meaning, eventually becoming the modern English word 'brood'.
Initially, it meant 'offspring; group of young', but over time it also developed the verb sense 'to sit on eggs (incubate)' and the figurative sense 'to dwell gloomily or worry'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'brood': groups of young birds or animals produced at one hatching or birth; a set of offspring.
The sparrows raised several broods this summer.
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Verb 1
third-person singular present of 'brood': to sit on eggs to hatch them (incubate).
The mother hen broods her eggs until they hatch.
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