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| brood |
| 1. n. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. |
| 2. n. The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time. |
| 3. n. The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony. |
| 4. n. The children in one family. |
| 5. n. That which is bred or produced; breed; species. |
| 6. n. (mining) Heavy waste in tin and copper ores. |
| 7. v. To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. |
| In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs. |
| 8. v. To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster. |
| Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs. |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To dwell upon moodily and at length (with adpositions generally being either about or over) |
| He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome. |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To be bred. |
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