The meaning of BROOD is the young of an animal or a family of young; especially : the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time. How to use brood in a sentence.

BROOD definition: a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young. See examples of brood used in a sentence.

brood verb [I] (THINK) to think silently for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry:

A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.

These verbs mean to turn something over in the mind moodily and at length: brooding about his decline in popularity; dwelled on her defeat; fretted over the loss of his job; moping about his illness; worrying …

brood, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Brood, litter refer to young creatures. Brood is esp. applied to the young of fowls and birds hatched from eggs at one time and raised under their mother's care: a brood of young turkeys.

Definition of brood verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] brood (over/on/about something) to think a lot about something that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset. …

A brood is a group of young born at the same time — like a brood of chicks — but your parents might use the word for you and your siblings: "We're taking the whole brood to the movies tonight." Brood …

Dec 21, 2025 · (countable, uncountable) The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.