brainchild

noun

brain·​child ˈbrān-ˌchī(-ə)ld How to pronounce brainchild (audio)
Synonyms of brainchildnext
: a product of one's creative effort

Examples of brainchild in a Sentence

The museum is the brainchild of a wealthy art collector. the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist
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Mar o Tierra is the brainchild of Indio native Amaro Gutierrez, who was the executive chef at Tack Room Tavern and Cantina in Indio before going independent two years ago with the food truck and his own catering company Savour Concepts. Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 June 2026 The new gallery is the brainchild of Antony Zito, portrait artist, mural painter, and former associate director of Parkville Art Gallery. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026 The eight-minute short — in which a Parisian man with a facial disfigurement named Marcel dances hopefully in his apartment every night awaiting a non-existent companion — is in fact the brainchild of one Robert Gaudette. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 Dyke This quarterly, first published in 1975, is the brainchild of lesbian separatists Liza Cowan and Penny House. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainchild

Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brainchild was in 1628

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“Brainchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brainchild. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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