brood
Pronunciation: /bruːd/
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Definition of brood
noun
verb
adjective
Origin:
Old English brōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broed and German Brut, also to breed. The verb was originally used with an object, i.e. 'to nurse (feelings) in the mind' (late 16th century), a figurative use of the idea of a hen nursing chicks under her wings
