brood
Significado (Inglés)
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- The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
- The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.
- The children in one family; offspring.
- That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
- Parentage.
- Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
Sinónimos
sit on eggs
bulk large
keep still
erst
rack one’s brains
speculate
cover eggs
hatch eggs
scratch one’s head
femalehorse
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/bɹuːd/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
In summary
From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”).
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