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brood verb

  /bɹuːd/ , /bɹʉd/
  • (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
 empollar, incubar
  • (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
 proteger

brood noun

  /bɹuːd/ , /bɹʉd/
  • The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
 cría
  • (uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
 nidada
  • (countable, uncountable) The children in one family; offspring.
 prole

brooding adjective

  /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/
  • Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
 cabizbajo, meditativo

brooding noun

  /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/
  • A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.
 melancolía
brood patch
parche de incubación
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