Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Brood (-s)
brood (-s), n. [OE < Germanic 'heat,' 'warmth,' 'hatching'; see breed, v.] (webplay: care).
- Flock of birds.
- Hatch; progeny; nest of baby birds; group of hatchlings; batch of newborn fowls (see Luke 13:34).
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