Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Kept or reared for breeding.

    brood ducks

    a brood mare

    племенно́йplemennój, племенна́яplemennája, племенно́еplemennóje

Examples

31 sentences

  1. The hen has been brooding its eggs for a week.

    Квочка висиджувала яйця протягом одного тижня. — Internecivus

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  2. The alien is a brood parasite.

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  3. Tom was brooding in the corner.

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  4. He has a certain brooding charm.

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  5. The hen keeps her brood under her.

    deDie Henne behält ihre Brut unter sich. — dasbeispielholz

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Translations

1 languages
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By meaning 1
kept or reared for breeding:

Origin

From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching

From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”).

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See also

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