brood
As a noun, a brood is a group of young born at the same time — like a brood of chicks. Look a the following example sentences:
Example Sentences:
Increased predation affects the survival of nests and broods immediately after hatching
This nest found in a slight depression in the ground contains a brood of tiny young birds.
While the young are in the nest, the entire brood is extremely vulnerable to predation.
As a verb, “to brood” is to incubate. To incubate means to sit on eggs to make them warm before they hatch. Example:
Example Sentences:
In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs.
Birds brood eggs during the incubation period to keep them protected and warm until they are ready to hatch.
برای ذخیره و تمرین کلمات، لطفاً وارد سایت شوید.
بعد از ورود، به همین صفحه بازخواهید گشت.