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    [Noun]  | "brood" | \ ˈbrüd \


    1: the young of an animal or a family of young; especially : the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time

    2: a group having a common nature or origin

    3: the children of a family


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English brōd; akin to Middle High German bruot brood and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast {mat|barm|};

    [Adjective]  | "brood" 


    1: kept for breeding


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English brod- (in compounds), attributive use of brod, brood {see: |brood:1|brood:1};

    [Verb]  | "brood" 


    1: to sit on or incubate (eggs)

    2: to produce by or as if by incubation : hatch

    3: to cover (young) with the wings


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English broden, verbal derivative of brod, brood {see: |brood:1|brood:1};

    [Verb]  | "brood" 


    1: to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop;


      * e.g., " ... don't disturb the hen while she's brooding "



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    [Verb]  | "brood (about or over)" 


     [ "brood" ]

    1: To be thoughtful. To think about something. Often in a dreary or depressing manner.

      * e.g.,  ... Christian and Erik are a cute couple... but they're so different at times! Christian's the bubbly one, Erik's the brooding one. 


     [ "brood" ]

    2: After Lord Byron, poets are usually thought of as having a very gloomy, brooding personality.

     [ "brood" ]

    1: sexy femalee, hottie

      * e.g.,  ... "Damn, she's brood." 

     [ "brood" ]

    1: good, great, amazing

      * e.g.,  ... that herb is dank, its really brood. 

     [ "brood" ]

    1: offspring (plural); with animals: a brood = a litter; a group of baby birds, all hatched and raised at the same time by the same mother; related to the verb, to breed

      * e.g.,  ... Joe - "That lady came to the barbeque with all of her 7 kids!" Dave - "Yeah, she sure brought the whole brood." 

     [ "brood" ]

    1: A Portland Oregon Prison and street "family". Crank, Sex, and Crime are Broods' the only focus in life. Slogan, "We Never Sleep"

      * e.g.,  ... Every one is a victim its just whos turn is it. Life in Brood 

     [ "brood" ]

    1: Originated from the California skate scene, combining "butter" with "good"- smooth, soft, good.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see that one kid's crossover? That was brood. He almost broke my ankles on that one drive. 

     [ "brood" ]

    1: To nonchalantly unzip one's pants and stretch their scrotum out of their fly. Preferably done in a public setting.

      * e.g.,  ... At the party Scotty got drunk and pulled a brood. 

     [ "brood" ]

    1: better good.

      * e.g.,  ... "That chick with the C cup was good, but that beezy with the Double D's was brood." 

     [ "brood" ]

    1: Use "brood" instead of "brotherhood". I shortened this word into brood.

      * e.g.,  ... There ain't no brood among us 

     [ "Brooding" ]

    1: Expressing deep sorrow or remorse. To dwell on a misfortunate outcome of an event with regret or displeasure.

      * e.g.,  ... Johnny was "brooding" after he found out the girl he was dating wasn't 16 as she initially told him but actually 1 

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