Main Entry:

Fran·ken·stein

Pronunciation:

\ˈfraŋ-kən-ˌstīn also -ˌstēn\

Function:

noun

Date:

1818

1 a: the title character in Mary W. Shelley's novel Frankenstein who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed b: a monster in the shape of a man especially in popularized versions of the Frankenstein story2: a monstrous creation ; especially : a work or agency that ruins its originator

— Fran·ken·stein·ian \ˌfraŋ-kən-ˈstī-nē-ən, -ˈsti-\ adjective