1. a group of young animals, especially birds, that are cared for together
2. a person’s children
Usage: informal

1. to think deeply about something that makes you sad, angry, or worried
2. to sit on eggs to hatch them

Examples

• The hen protected her brood of chicks from the rain.
• She brought her whole brood to the family reunion.
• He tends to brood over his mistakes for days.
• Stop brooding about what happened and move forward.
• The mother bird will brood her eggs for three weeks.
• A brood of ducklings followed their mother to the pond.
• Don’t brood over things you cannot change.