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To: Alan Cassaro who wrote (3002)7/15/1998 12:04:00 AM
From: flickerful  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 17679
 
<< a group having a common nature or origin>>

first comes to mind,
but other definitions follow.
(hmm, coven...hha, nope.)
think den mother & nurture...

[1] (noun)
[Middle English, from Old English brod; akin to Old English beorma yeast -- more at BARM]
First appeared before 12th Century
1 : the young of an animal or a family of young; especially : the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time
2 : a group having a common nature or origin

[2] (adjective)
First appeared 15th Century
: kept for breeding <a ~ flock>

[3]verb intransitive
1 a of a bird : to brood eggs or young
b : to sit quietly and thoughtfully : MEDITATE
2 : HOVER, LOOM
3 a : to dwell gloomily on a subject : WORRY
b : to be in a state of depression
-- brood*ing*ly (adverb)