Brood

Brood may refer to:

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Nature

 * Brood, a collective term for offspring
 * Brooding, the incubation of bird eggs by their parents
 * Bee brood, the young of a beehive
 * Individual broods of North American periodical cicadas:
 * Brood X, the largest brood, which emerges on a 17-year cycle
 * Brood XIII, a brood centered on Northern Illinois and its surrounding area, which also emerges on a 17-year cycle
 * Brood XIX, a large brood in the Southern United States which emerges on a 13-year cycle

People with the surname

 * Herman Brood (1946–2001), Dutch musician, painter, actor, poet and media personality
 * Philippe Brood (1964–2000), Dutch politician

Entertainment

 * The Brood, a 1979 horror film directed by David Cronenberg
 * Brood (comics), an alien species from the Marvel Comics universe
 * The Brood (professional wrestling), and The New Brood, WWF professional wrestling stables in 1999
 * "The Brood", an episode of the television series of Exosquad
 * Brood, the dragon clan in Breath of Fire III

Music

 * The Brood (band), a crossover thrash band from Venice, California
 * The Brood (album), a 1984 album by Herman Brood
 * Brood (album), 1994 album by Melbourne band My Friend the Chocolate Cake
 * Broods (duo), a New Zealand pop music duo
 * Elliott Brood, a death country band from Toronto