to brood

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To protect

Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs.

The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time
The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother
{v} to situpon eggs, sit over, hatch, muse
That which is bred or produced; breed; species
To keep an egg warm to make it hatch
Individual insects that hatch from the same mother at approximately the same time
To sit on and keep eggs and the young birds warm
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs
Generally used to refer to offspring of birds or insects of approximately the same age arising from a single species of animal
the young of an animal cared for at one time sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" think moodily or anxiously about something hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother
The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for by the same mother
the young of an animal cared for at one time
If someone broods over something, they think about it a lot, seriously and often unhappily. She constantly broods about her family I continued to brood. Would he always be like this?
To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over misfortunes
think moodily or anxiously about something hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
The children in one family
To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens
sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
think moodily or anxiously about something
the number of birds hatched from a single clutch of eggs; to incubate eggs or provide body warmth and protection for young
{i} clutch, hatch, group of young born or hatched at the same time (especially of birds); family, children; group of related objects
{s} kept for breeding
A single generation of butterflies, all of which fly during the same time period
Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow
the young of an animal cared for at one time sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
(1) All of the offspring that hatch from a single clutch of eggs (2) To incubate eggs
{f} hatch, incubate; muse, reflect, think; sulk
emphasis You can refer to someone's young children as their brood when you want to emphasize that there are a lot of them. a large brood of children
To dwell upon moodily and at length
To cherish with care
Heavy waste in tin and copper ores
To think anxiously or moodily upon
the immature members of the colony including eggs, larvae and pupae
The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children
What comes out of an egg
To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding
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