ETYM Old Eng. brod, as. brôd; akin to Dutch broed, Old High Germ. bruot, German brut, and also to German brühe broth, Mid. High Germ. brüeje, and perh. to Eng. brawn, breath. Related to Breed.
(Homonym: brewed).
The young of an animal cared for at one time.
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.

1. To hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; SYN. hover, loom, bulk large.
2. To sit on (eggs); SYN. hatch, cover, incubate.
3. To think moodily or anxiously about something; SYN. worry, dwell.

(Homonym: brewed)
Good at incubating eggs especially a fowl kept for that purpose; SYN. brooding, hatching.