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brood verb

  /bɹuːd/ , /bɹʉd/
  • (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
 covare
  • (intransitive) (typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
 covare, arrovellarsi, rimuginare
  • (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
 allevare, tirare su

brood noun

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

brooding adjective

  /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/
  • Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
 cupo, malinconico, meditabondo
brood mare
cavalla da riproduzione, fattrice
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