brood
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3.9
- noun
- /bruːd/
:
cría
- Ponds are stocked from Aquastar's shrimp hatchery, which obtains brood stock from the Andaman Sea.
- rear the brood
- protect the brood
- raise a brood
But two different types, two different broods of cicadas are re emerging this year.
- But two different types, two different broods of cicadas are re emerging this year.
- You can take the brood from any species and put it in another species and they will just be accepted.
- Kirk, are you a bath guy waiting for the brood to finish?
- There must be light and the the resulting child is going to look well children, a brood is going to look like him.
Examples
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After the storm, the farmer noticed a brood of newly hatched ducklings following their mother across the pond.
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You can take the brood from any species and put it in another species and they will just be accepted.
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Mother does her job letting the brood grow in her mouth.
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Soon we found out why: It was a female protecting a huge brood of eggs.
Academic text (2004) -
One of these days, Lil, this is going to work, and you and me, we're going to find ourselves with a whole brood of kids.
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He's the baby of the brood.
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Since fire ants will accept brood from foreign colonies, the parasite is now established in many regions.
Academic text (2003) -
On cue, the sparrow and her speckled brood twittered and clamored for Andrew's crumbs.
Fiction book (1993) -
The mother bird tended to her brood as they chirped and flapped their wings in the nest.
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In the wild, a brood of panda cubs often stays close to their mother as they explore their surroundings.
Synonyms
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A person's children or the young of animals and plants
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A group of baby animals born at the same time
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5.8
A group of eggs or young birds hatched at the same time
A number of eggs or baby birds in one nest
A group of young animals like baby lions or bears
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Etymology
Brood (group of young) comes from the old English brōd meaning 'young' or 'offspring' and is related to the word breed. So a brood is a group of young animals that a parent has produced or cares for.