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US/bruːd/
UK/bruːd/
a set of baby birds that come out of their eggs together; also, humorously, a big family of children
In context
The hen sat on the nest, keeping her brood warm through the night.
My aunt brought her whole brood to our house for Tet.
These ducks raise only one brood of chicks each spring.
Words that go with brood
noun + preposition
- brood of chicksA mother hen walked across the yard with her brood of chicks.
- brood of childrenThe house was always noisy with their brood of children.
adjective + noun
- large broodThey raised a large brood of nine children on a small farm.
- whole broodShe packed the whole brood into the car and drove to the beach.
- second broodIn warm years, many birds have a second brood.
verb + noun
- raise a broodMost songbirds raise a brood in just a few weeks.