brood

/bru:d/
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brood

A mother hen broods over her chicks in the nest.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A group of young animals, especially birds, born or hatched at the same time to one mother: Refers to offspring that are cared for together.
    • A family of children or young people: Can be used metaphorically for a person's children.

  2. Verb:

    • To sit on eggs to hatch them: The action of a bird keeping eggs warm for incubation.
    • To think deeply about something in a troubled or unhappy way: To dwell on a subject, often negatively.
    • To hang over ominously: To loom or hover over, creating a sense of threat or gloom.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The hen protected her brood of chicks from the rain.
    • She has a whole brood of energetic children.

  • Verb (to sit on eggs):

    • The eagle will brood on its eggs for several weeks.

  • Verb (to think moodily):

    • He tends to brood over past mistakes.
    • Don't brood on things you cannot change.

  • Verb (to hang over):

    • Dark clouds brooded over the deserted castle.
Advanced Usage
  • "To brood on/over/about something": This is the most common construction when using the verb to mean thinking anxiously.
    • She brooded for days over his critical remarks.
Variants and Related Words
  • Broody (adj):
    • (Of a hen) wanting to lay or sit on eggs.
      • The broody hen refused to leave the nest.
    • (Of a person) thoughtful and unhappy.
      • He was in a quiet, broody mood all evening.
Synonyms
  • Noun (young): Litter, clutch, offspring, progeny.
  • Verb (think): Dwell, ruminate, ponder, mope, fret.
  • Verb (loom): Hover, loom, hang, threaten.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Brood over/on/about: To think persistently and anxiously about something.
    • It's not healthy to brood over every little problem.
Related Idioms
  • "Brood mare": A mare kept for breeding. (This is a compound noun listed as a variant).
  • "To be in a brood": To be in a state of deep, often sullen, thought. (Less common).
    • After the argument, he was in a brood for hours.
brood

A mother hen broods over her chicks in the nest.

Noun
  1. the young of an animal cared for at one time
Verb
  1. sit on (eggs)
    • Birds brood
    • The female covers the eggs
  2. be in a huff; be silent or sullen
  3. be in a huff and display one's displeasure
    • She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted
  4. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
    • The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
  5. think moodily or anxiously about something

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