n. 1 young, offspring, progeny; children, family A mallard was tending her brood among the rushes
v. 2 incubate, hatch, set, sit, cover The old hen was brooding three eggs 3 Also, brood on or over. ponder (on or over), meditate (on or over), contemplate, ruminate (on or over), muse (on or over) He just sits there brooding over the subject of his next novel 4 mope, sulk, pout, pine, eat one's heart out, fret, worry, agonize, despair: Don't just brood over the problem, do something about solving it!