brainchild

or brain-child, brain child

[breyn-chahyld]

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noun, plural brain·chil·dren.

a product of one's creative work or thought.

Origin of brainchild

First recorded in 1880–85; brain + child

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Related Words for brain child

proposition, motion, overture, outline, offer, bid, idea, project, program, plan, recommendation, scheme, picture, terms, scenario, pitch, setup, feeler, design, pass

British Dictionary definitions for brain child

brainchild

noun plural -children

informal an idea or plan produced by creative thought; invention

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Word Origin and History for brain child

also brainchild, "idea, creation of one's own," 1881, from brain (n.) + child. Earlier was the more alliterative brain-brat (1630).