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brainhood

brainhood noun: the property of being a brain.

Noun

brainhood (uncountable)

  1. The property of being a brain.
  2. The idea that to be a human being is to be a brain.

Origin of brainhood

From brain + -hood, perhaps by analogy with personhood.

Questions about brainhood

What does brainhood mean?
Brainhood means the property of being a brain.
What part of speech is brainhood?
Brainhood is a noun.

Words near brainhood in the dictionary

  1. brainfuls
  2. braingasm
  3. braingasms
  4. braingraph
  5. braingraphs
  6. brainhood
  7. brainiac
  8. brainiacs
  9. brainial
  10. brainier
  11. brainiest

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