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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a brood" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a group of young animals, especially birds, that are hatched at the same time and cared for together.
Example: "The hen sat on her eggs until they hatched, revealing a brood of fluffy chicks."
Alternatives: "a clutch" or "a litter".
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The male does not have a brood patch.
"I think we have fledged quite a brood," he added.
"Millionaire" has already fathered a brood of game shows.
A brood of buckets cluster under an unexamined roof leak.
She and her mate even pulled a brood off".
A brood of chickens is $110, and the receiving family is supposed to give back a brood a couple of generations later.
There was even a brood of baby chicks born that September night.
They change sperm count or they change the ratio of males to females in a brood.
Now, they're merely a family with a brood of monstrous children.
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