Brood | Mean of brood in English Dictionary

/ˈbruːd/

• Noun
• a group of young birds (such as chickens) that were all born at the same time
1. a hen and her brood of chicks
• the children in someone's family
1. Mrs. Smith took her brood to church every Sunday.
• Verb
• to think a lot about something in an unhappy way
1. He brooded over/about/on his mistake.
2. After the argument, she sat in her bedroom, brooding.