brood
noun
\ ˈbrüd
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Definition of brood
(Entry 1 of 3)
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
a hen with her brood of chicks
2
: a group having a common nature or origin
the entire brood of chronicle plays— T. S. Eliot
3
: the children of a family
takes their brood to church every Sunday