Plural of brood

Forms of brood

Broods in a sentence

• Her loyal subjects need her, and so she doughtily broods on.2007 May 15, Natalie Angier, “In Hive or Castle, Duty Without Power”, in New York Times. From the entry doughtily
• Woodlice commonly produce offspring 1–3 times per year, with spring and autumn broods most common.2001, John L. Capinera, editor, Handbook of Vegetable Pests, page 566. From the entry woodlouse
• The groups of magicicadas, known as broods, surface only once every 13 or 17 years depending on the species.2013 May 3, Megan Buerger, “Bugged by Cicada Swarm? Don't Be”, in Wall Street Journal. From the entry periodical cicada
• Three duckesses had fluffy, little broods parading along behind, ready to claim their waterfront real estate as soon as the ice stopped being ice.2012, Robert L. Payne, A Side Order of Truth, Xlibris, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 481. From the entry duckess
• Very probably they had already made first nests further north, which had their contents destroyed, and they fled south and were more successful with second broods.1904, John Alexander Harvie-Brown, H. A. Macpherson, Fauna of the North-West Highlands and Skye, page 292. From the entry souther

Meaning of brood

1. noun The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
2. noun The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
3. noun 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.

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Questions about the plural of brood

What is the plural of brood?

The plural of brood is broods.

Is brood countable?

Brood is a countable and uncountable noun.