brainchild

American  

[breyn-chahyld] / ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld /

Or brain-child,

noun

plural

brainchildren

1. a product of one's creative work or thought.

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brainchild British  

/ ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld /

noun

1. informal an idea or plan produced by creative thought; invention

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Etymology

Origin of brainchild

First recorded in 1880–85; brain + child

Example Sentences

Chris Haslam, 41, professional skateboarder, recipient of Transworld Skateboarding’s reader’s choice award in 2005, sponsored by Brainchild Skateboards: I was living on Lanewood.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022

"It's been a perfect, 'post-pandemic' storm of significantly increased costs due to inflation, unprecedented supply chain issues and crucially, far slower/more last-minute ticket-sales than we've ever experienced before," Brainchild said in a statement.

From Reuters • Jun. 22, 2022

Mr. Boyd recalled seeing Ms. Garcia at the Brainchild Festival in Britain several years ago, dashing frantically from one stage to the next with her saxophone in tow.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2020

Brainchild of actor Dylan Marron, the site shows us Hollywood films edited down to only the lines spoken by people of color.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2015

The Brainchild had reacted, but the exposure to the field had been too short to hurt her.

From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall