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brood

noun
  1. The offspring, as of an animal or a bird, for example, that are the result of one breeding season: litter, young. See kin
  2. A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors: get, issue, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed. See kin
verb
To focus the attention on something moodily and at length: cark, dwell, fret, mope, worry. Informal: stew. See concern, thoughts

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