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brood

UK
/bruːd/
US
/brud/

Translations

broodnoun
broods
pl
UK
/bruːd/
US
/brud/
The mother hen watched over her brood as they pecked at the ground.
La poule mère veillait sur sa couvée pendant qu’ils picoraient le sol.
progénitureS’emploie aussi pour désigner les enfants d’une famille, souvent avec une nuance collective.
She took her brood to the park for a day of fun and games.
Elle a emmené sa progéniture au parc pour une journée de jeux et d’amusement.
Additional translations
marmailleFamilier, pour un groupe d’enfants.
Synonyms
nest
clutch
progeny
young
offspring
broodverb
brooded
Past Simple
brooded
Past Participle
brooding
Gerund
UK
/bruːd/
US
/brud/
couverPour un oiseau qui s’assoit sur des œufs afin de les faire éclore.
The hen brooded over her eggs, keeping them warm until they hatched.
La poule couvait ses œufs, les gardant au chaud jusqu’à l’éclosion.
ruminerAu sens de penser avec insistance à quelque chose d’angoissant ou de pénible.
She would often brood over her past mistakes, unable to let them go.
Elle ruminait souvent ses erreurs passées, incapable de les laisser derrière elle.
Synonyms
dwell
reflect
ruminate
meditate
contemplate
mull over
ponder
broodadjective
Used attributively to describe animals kept for breeding or things related to the rearing of young.
de reproductionS’emploie pour ce qui est destiné à l’élevage ou à la reproduction.
The farmer bought a brood mare to improve his stock.
L’éleveur a acheté une jument de reproduction pour améliorer son cheptel.
Additional translations
reproducteurSe dit notamment d’un animal destiné à la reproduction.
Synonyms
brooding
wistful
sullen
moody
gloomy
morose
sulky
melancholic
pensive
contemplative
somber
dour
glum
dreary

Definitions

broodnoun
A family of young animals, especially birds, produced at one hatching or birth.
The mother hen watched over her brood as they pecked at the ground.
The children in a family.
She took her brood to the park for a day of fun and games.
broodverb
To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
She would often brood over her past mistakes, unable to let them go.
To sit on eggs to hatch them.
The hen brooded over her eggs, keeping them warm until they hatched.
broodadjective
Kept for breeding or relating to the rearing of young.
The farmer bought a brood mare to improve his stock.
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