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brood verb

  /bɹuːd/ , /bɹʉd/
  • (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
 couver
  • (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
 couver, protéger
  • (intransitive) (typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
 broyer du noir, se morfondre

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.
  • (uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
 couvée

brooding adjective

  /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/
  • Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
 méditatif
brood mare
poulinière
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