Synonyms

brainchild

American

[breyn-chahyld] / ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld /

Or brain-child,

noun

a product of one's creative work or thought.

brainchild British

/ ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld /

noun

informal an idea or plan produced by creative thought; invention

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

brainchildren

plural

Etymology

Origin of brainchild

First recorded in 1880–85; brain + child

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