| brood | | |
| n. (group) | 1. brood | the young of an animal cared for at one time. |
| ~ animal group | a group of animals. |
| ~ clutch | a number of birds hatched at the same time. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. brood, dwell | think moodily or anxiously about something. |
| ~ worry, care | be concerned with.; "I worry about my grades" |
| v. (stative) | 3. brood, bulk large, hover, loom | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" |
| ~ hang | be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" |
| ~ eclipse, overshadow, dominate | be greater in significance than.; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" |
| v. (stative) | 4. brood, pout, sulk | be in a huff and display one's displeasure.; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" |
| ~ resent | feel bitter or indignant about.; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers" |
| ~ grizzle, stew, brood | be in a huff; be silent or sullen. |
| v. (emotion) | 5. brood, grizzle, stew | be in a huff; be silent or sullen. |
| ~ pout, sulk, brood | be in a huff and display one's displeasure.; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" |
| v. (body) | 6. brood, cover, hatch, incubate | sit on (eggs).; "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" |
| ~ procreate, reproduce, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |
| ~ hatch | emerge from the eggs.; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch" |
| ~ breed, cover | copulate with a female, used especially of horses.; "The horse covers the mare" |
| ~ sit down, sit | take a seat. |
| offspring | | |
| n. (person) | 1. issue, offspring, progeny | the immediate descendants of a person.; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" |
| ~ baby | the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young).; "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" |
| ~ by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastard | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents. |
| ~ child, kid | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age.; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" |
| ~ eldest, firstborn | the offspring who came first in the order of birth. |
| ~ grandchild | a child of your son or daughter. |
| ~ relative, relation | a person related by blood or marriage.; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
| ~ heir, successor | a person who inherits some title or office. |
| n. (event) | 2. materialisation, materialization, offspring | something that comes into existence as a result.; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| n. (animal) | 3. offspring, young | any immature animal. |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ hatchling | any recently hatched animal (especially birds). |
| ~ orphan | a young animal without a mother. |
| ~ young mammal | any immature mammal. |
| ~ young bird | a bird that is still young. |
| ~ spat | a young oyster or other bivalve. |
| ~ young fish | a fish that is young. |
| progeny | | |
| scion | | |
| n. (person) | 1. scion | a descendent or heir.; "a scion of royal stock" |
| ~ descendant, descendent | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. |
| take after | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. take after | be similar to a relative.; "She takes after her father!" |
| ~ resemble | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
| v. (creation) | 2. follow, take after | imitate in behavior; take as a model.; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" |
| ~ imitate, simulate, copy | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
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