[{"word":"broods","phonetic":"/bɹuːdz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/bɹuːdz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The children in one family; offspring.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"That which is bred or produced; breed; species.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Parentage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs."},{"definition":"To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs."},{"definition":"(typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome."},{"definition":"To be bred.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brood","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/broods"]}]