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).
maternal. adj. 1. of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of a mother. 2. related through the mother's side of the family: his maternal uncle. [C15: from Medieval Latin mÄternÄlis, from Latin mÄternus, from mÄter mother]. (mÉËtÉr nl). adj.