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brood

/bruːd/noun

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(पक्षियों के) चूज़ों का समूह, एक बार में पैदा हुए बच्चे

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    all the young birds or animals that a mother produces at one time

    (पक्षियों के) चूज़ों का समूह, एक बार में पैदा हुए बच्चे

    • The hen led her brood across the yard.
    • The duck guided her brood down to the pond.
    • A brood of chicks followed the hen around the yard.
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    • The bird fed her brood with worms.
    • The cat watched the brood of ducklings by the pond.
  2. 2

    [C] humorous

    a large family of children

    (मज़ाक में) बच्चों की फ़ौज

    • She arrived with her whole brood.
    • He was left to look after his noisy brood on Sunday.
    • She had a large brood to feed and clothe.
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    • The grandmother welcomed the whole brood for the holidays.
    • He took his noisy brood to the fair.
verb
  1. 1

    [I] ~ (on/over/about sth)

    to think a lot about something that makes you unhappy or angry

    (किसी दुख या चिंता के बारे में) सोचते रहना, मन ही मन कुढ़ना

    • Stop brooding over one bad mock test.
    • She sat alone and brooded over what her friend had said.
    • He sat in his room and brooded over the result.
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    • Don't brood about what cannot be changed.
    • She tends to brood on small insults for days.

    Synonyms worry dwell on mope

  2. 2

    [I]

    (of a bird) to sit on eggs to hatch them

    (पक्षी का) अंडे सेना

    • The hen is brooding.
    • The hen will brood for about three weeks.
    • The hen broods on her eggs in a quiet corner.
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    • Birds brood to keep their eggs warm.
    • The owl broods in a hollow tree.
◇Word family
brooding adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

worry dwell on mope

§Grammar and usage

Collective noun: a brood of chickens (also hens).

Collective noun में 'a brood of chickens' पूछा जाता है।

As a verb, brood over means to keep worrying about.

Verb के रूप में 'brood over' का अर्थ 'किसी बात पर सोचते रहना' है।

⌂Word origin and word building

Keep with other collective nouns: a litter of puppies, a flock of birds, a swarm of bees, a shoal of fish.

अन्य collective nouns के साथ याद रखिए: a litter of puppies, a flock of birds, a swarm of bees, a shoal of fish।