brood

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brood[1,noun] brood[2,adjective] brood[3,verb]

Main Entry: ¹brood
Pronunciation: 'brüd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brOd; akin to Middle High German bruot brood and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast -- more at BARM
1 : 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
2 : a group having a common nature or origin
3 : the children of a family