brainchild

Syllables: brain·childUK/ˈbɹeɪnt͡ʃaɪld//ˈbɹeɪnˌt͡ʃaɪld/

brainchild noun: a creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.

Noun

brainchild (plural brainchilds or brainchildren)

(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.
- A brayne-child o' mine ovvne! and I am proud on't!1629 (first performance), B[en] Jonson, The New Inne. Or, The Light Heart. […], London: […] Thomas Harper, for Thomas Alchorne, […], published 1631, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, signature B, recto

brainchild (third-person singular simple present brainchilds, present participle brainchilding, simple past and past participle brainchilded)

(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.2014, Mary Lindemann, “Virtuous commerce”, in The Merchant Republics: Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg, 1648–1790, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 257

ಬುದ್ಧಿಜನ್ಯ ವಿಷಯ, ಚಿಂತನೆಯ ಫಲ

creation of one’s brain — see also idea, innovation: بنت الفكر, وليدة فكر, فكرة مبتكرة

Inspiration's old lady gave birth to a new brainchild one afternoon at a Rhythm Kings rehearsal, when I took a few choruses on Jack Pettis' C-melody sax while he was out humoring his bladder.1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Quit Foolin’ with That Comb”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1...
We had these people for years and years, such as Mr. [Robert] McNamara and all of his brainchilds, come up here, and he said everything is going to work out fine and everybody followed him.1975 May 14, Otto E[rnest] Passman, chairman, “International Development Association”, in Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies...
Recent health 'movements' such as the Child Survival Development Revolution and Universal Childhood Immunization, are all brainchilds of international or (Western) national aid institutions.1995, Anna LaFond, “Contextual Hostility”, in Sustaining Primary Health Care, London: Earthscan Publications, →ISBN, page 57:
But even though the Pleven Plan was the brainchild of a French prime minister, public debate had revealed the extent of French reluctance to countenance German rearmament under any conditions.2005, Tony Judt, “The Politics of Stability”, in Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945, London: Pimlico, Random House, published 2007...

Noun
plural	brainchilds
plural	brainchildren
Verb
third-person singular present	brainchilds
present participle	brainchilding
past participle	brainchilded
past	brainchilded

From brain + child.

What does brainchild mean?: Brainchild means a creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.
What is brainchild in Urdu?: Brainchild in Urdu is ادبی شہ پارہ (adbī šaeh pārah). See Brainchild meaning in Urdu.
How do you use brainchild in a sentence?: Inspiration's old lady gave birth to a new brainchild one afternoon at a Rhythm Kings rehearsal, when I took a few choruses on Jack Pettis' C-melody sax while he was out humoring his bladder.
What part of speech is brainchild?: Brainchild can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce brainchild?: Brainchild is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪnt͡ʃaɪld/ (UK).
What is the plural of brainchild?: The plural of brainchild is brainchilds.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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