brood

¹brood

noun \ˈbrüd\

Definition of BROOD

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

Examples of BROOD

1. a hen and her brood of chicks
2. Mrs. Smith took her brood to church every Sunday.

Origin of BROOD

Middle English, from Old English brōd; akin to Middle High German bruot brood and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast — more at barm

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

Rhymes with BROOD

crowd, crude, dude, feud, food, hued, Jude, lewd, lude, mood, nude, oud, pood, prude, pseud, rood, rude, shrewd, snood, stewed, 'tude, wood, wud