brood

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US /bɹuːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #18496

Meanings

1

verb
To think anxiously or unhappily about something for a long time.

He sat in the corner brooding over the argument all evening.
2

noun
A group of young birds or animals hatched or born at the same time to one mother.

The hen sheltered her whole brood under her wings.
3

verb
To sit on eggs in order to hatch them.

The hens are brooding and should not be disturbed.
4

verb
To hang over a place in a dark, threatening way.

A sense of dread brooded over the empty house.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to think anxiously or... dwell

3 verb · to sit on eggs in order to... cover

4 verb · to hang over a place in a... loom

Word family

Forms broodedbroods

Derived forms abroodbrood-parasiticbrooderbroodfishbroodlessbroodlingbroodsomebroodstockbroodychalkbroodfoulbroodinterbrood

Related forms flock get issue kin litter offspring posterity progeny seed young

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brood bitch
a female dog kept for breeding puppies

Noun + noun
brood hen
a female chicken ready to sit on eggs until they hatch

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”).

brood Middle English brōd Old English *brōduz Proto-Germanic *bʰreh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# brood

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /bɹuːd/
**Frequency rank:** 18496

## Meanings
1. To think anxiously or unhappily about something for a long time.
2. A group of young birds or animals hatched or born at the same time to one mother.
3. To sit on eggs in order to hatch them.
4. To hang over a place in a dark, threatening way.

## Examples
- He sat in the corner brooding over the argument all evening.
- The hen sheltered her whole brood under her wings.
- The hens are brooding and should not be disturbed.
- A sense of dread brooded over the empty house.

## Derived Forms
- abrood
- brood-parasitic
- brooder
- broodfish
- broodless
- broodling
- broodsome
- broodstock
- broody
- chalkbrood
- foulbrood
- interbrood

## Related Forms
- flock
- get
- issue
- kin
- litter
- offspring
- posterity
- progeny
- seed
- young

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: brood
- Root: brōd
- Root: *brōduz
- Root: *bʰreh₁-

## Etymology
From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”).

## AI Etymology
Brood is from Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”). In present-day use, it can mean to think anxiously or unhappily about something for a long time, or a group of young birds or animals hatched or born at the same time to one mother. Derived formations include abrood, brood-parasitic, brooder, broodfish, and broodless.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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