Definitions

1. noun

a group of chickens kept for laying eggs, especially those hatched and raised together.

“The farmer took care of a large brood of chicks in the backyard.”

2. noun

a group of young birds, especially those hatched and still living with their parents.

“The mother bird fed her brood of hungry chicks.”

3. verb

to hatch or sit on eggs, especially as a female bird.

“The mother hen brooded her eggs until they hatched.”

4. verb

to think deeply and often gloomily about something.

“She sat and brooded about her failed relationship.”

5. verb

to produce or develop slowly, especially in response to some stimulus.

“The idea began to brood in her mind until she finally realized its potential.”