■ noun
1》 a family of young animals, especially birds, produced at one hatching or birth.
2》 bee or wasp larvae.
■ verb
1》 think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
2》 [as adjective ~ing ] appearing darkly menacing.
3》 (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them.
↘(of a fish, frog, or invertebrate) hold (developing eggs) within the body.
■ adjective (of an animal) kept to be used for breeding: a ~ mare.
Derivatives
~ingly adverb
Origin
OE brōd , of Gmc origin; related to breed .