1. The young of an animal cared for at one time
   "The hen watched over her brood of chicks"
    
2. [informal] Offspring or children
   "She raised a large brood of six kids"

1. Sit on (eggs)
   "Birds brood";
   - hatch, cover, incubate
    
2. Think moodily or anxiously about something
   "She brooded over her mistakes";
   - dwell, dwell on
    
3. Remain in a state of gloomy displeasure or resentment
   "She is brooding because she didn't get what she wanted";
   - sulk, pout, grizzle [informal], stew [informal]

Sounds like: brewed

Derived forms: brooding, broods, brooded

Type of: animal group, care, experience, feel, multiply, procreate, reproduce, worry

Encyclopedia: Brood