brainchild

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brainchild

  • /ˈbɹeɪnt͡ʃaɪld/ UK
  • /ˈbɹeɪnˌt͡ʃaɪld/ US

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From brain + child.

noun brainchilds · brainchildren

  1. informal A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc. The entire project was the brainchild of a small group of visionaries.

verb brainchilds · brainchilding · brainchilded

  1. rare, transitive To think up (an idea or innovation); to come up with. John Law brainchilded the establishment of a national bank to expedite and secure the creation of credit.

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noun creation of one’s brain — see also idea, innovation

Españolbodeguero, invención
中文智力产物, 主意
Portuguêscriação
Françaiscréation
DeutschGeistesprodukt, geistiges Kind
Italianofrutto ingegno
Русскийде́тище détišče
العربيةبنت الفكر, وليدة فكر, فكرة مبتكرة

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@misc{brainchild_2026,
  title = {brainchild},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brainchild},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}