care vs brood

care and brood both are nouns.

care and brood both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
care	Yes	No	Yes	No
brood	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, brood is a hyponym of care; that is, brood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than care:

care: be concerned with
brood: think moodily or anxiously about something

Other hyponyms of care include dwell.

care (noun)	brood (noun)
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order	the young of an animal cared for at one time
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
a cause for feeling concern
an anxious feeling

care (verb)	brood (verb)
to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something	sit on (eggs)
feel concern or interest	think moodily or anxiously about something
be concerned with	be in a huff; be silent or sullen
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of	be in a huff and display one's displeasure
provide care for	hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

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