brood

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for brood

brood 🔊 /bɹuˈd/

brood : පැටව් රොත්ත

brood : රොත්ත

brood : රැක බලාගන්නවා

brood : හැත්ත

brood : කල්පනා කරනවා

brood : රකින ලද්ද

brood : දරු පවුල

brood : බිත්තර රකිනවා

brood : රකිනවා

brood : සමූහය

brood definition

Transitive verb.

  1. The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.
  2. 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.
  3. That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
  4. Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
  5. To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens.
  6. To cherish with care.
  7. To think anxiously or moodily upon.

Adjective.

  1. Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
  2. Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow.

Intransitive verb.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.