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teem (verb):
1a : to become filled to overflowing : abound
b : to be present in large quantity
2 obsolete : to become pregnant
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Teem and team are not just homophones, they are also etymological kin. Teem comes from Old English teman or taeman, which originally meant “to bring forth offspring” or “to give birth to.” That word is related to the ancestor of team, the Old English noun team, meaning “offspring, lineage, or group of draft animals.” Team can still be used to refer to a brood of young animals, especially pigs or ducks, but both teem and team have otherwise largely left their offspring-related senses behind.
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