(of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them. / Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

present participle of brood

A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

plural of brooding

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

(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. / (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.

(of animals) Kept or reared for breeding.

plural of brood

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brood

simple past tense and past participle of brood