20; twenty; XX. Hypernyms (XX is a kind of...): large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Brood (verb). the young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens. Brood (verb). the young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children. Brood (verb).
While the young are in their nests, the older birds utter a long churr. At least three broods are reared in the season. The nesting site is varied; under eaves, in holes in masonry or rocks, in ivy or creepers on houses or banks, on the sea-cliffs, or in bushes in bays and inlets.