brood

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.

   “As a hen doth gather her brood under her wings.”

2. isim The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
3. isim The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.
4. isim The children in one family; offspring.

   “Ay, lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant, / And bring thee forth brave brood.”

5. isim That which is bred or produced; breed; species.

   “[…] flocks of the airy brood, Cranes, geese or long-neck'd swans, here, there, proud of their pinions fly […]”

6. isim Parentage.
7. isim Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
8. isim A large number or crowd of people, animals, or objects.
9. sıfat Kept or reared for breeding.

   “brood ducks”

10. fiil To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

    “In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs.”

11. fiil To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.

    “Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs.”

12. fiil (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon one's thoughts moodily and at length, mainly alone.

    “He sat brooding over the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome.”

13. fiil To be bred.