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brood: 1. The young of certain animals, especially a group of birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for by the same mother. 2. The children in one family.
brooded, brooding, broods: 1. To sit on or hatch (eggs). 2. To protect (young) by or as if by covering with the wings. 3. To sit on or hatch eggs. 4. To hover envelopingly; loom. 5. a. To be deep in thought; meditate. b. To focus the attention on a subject persistently and moodily; worry: brooded over the insult for several days. c. To be depressed.
brooded, brooding, broods: 1. To sit on or hatch (eggs). 2. To protect (young) by or as if by covering with the wings. 3. To sit on or hatch eggs. 4. To hover envelopingly; loom. 5. a. To be deep in thought; meditate. b. To focus the attention on a subject persistently and moodily; worry: brooded over the insult for several days. c. To be depressed.