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brood (medicine)


brood


1. The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chicken. "As a hen doth gather her brood under her wings." (Luke xiii. 34) "A hen followed by a brood of ducks." (Spectator)

2. The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children. "The lion roars and gluts his tawny brood." (Wordsworth)

3. That which is bred or produced; breed; species. "Flocks of the airy brood, (Cranes, geese or long-necked swans)." (Chapman)

4. <chemical> Heavy waste in tin and copper ores. To sit on brood, to ponder.

Origin: OE. Brod, AS. Brod; akin to D. Broed, OHG. Bruot, G. Brut, and also to G. Bruhe broth, MHG. Brueje, and perh. To E. Brawn, breath. Cf. Breed.

Source: Websters Dictionary