brood
noun
°The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
°The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
verb
°To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
°To protect.
synonyms: flock, litter, young, get more» , issue, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, kin