a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth

a brood of chicks

bee or wasp larvae

think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

she had brooded over the subject a thousand times

(of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them

the male pheasant-tailed jacana takes over once the eggs are laid and broods them

(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding

a brood mare