| brood | (noun) the young of an animal cared for at one time | - |
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| brooder | (noun) apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants | Synonyms: incubator |
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| brooding | (noun) persistent morbid meditation on a problem | Synonyms: pensiveness |
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| (noun) sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body | Synonyms: incubation |
| broodmare | (noun) a female horse used for breeding | Synonyms: stud mare |
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| broody | (noun) a domestic hen ready to brood | Synonyms: brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter |
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| rood | (noun) representation of the cross on which Jesus died | Synonyms: crucifix, rood-tree |
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