brainchild

noun

brain·​child ˈbrān-ˌchī(-ə)ld How to pronounce brainchild (audio)
: 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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The wonderfully ridiculous brainchild of co-stars/directors Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, the mockumentary follows a group of vampires living in an apartment in New Zealand and struggling with the idiosyncrasies of modern times. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025 The team's discovery comes courtesy of citizen scientists sifting through data on the RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory, which is India's first citizen science platform and is the brainchild of Hota. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025 The winning Bourbon Caramel Iced Coffee was the brainchild of a social media strategist, Bianca Fernandez, and won hearts thanks to its bold flavor and playful take on the classic iced coffee. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025 Designed in 1924, the spread was the brainchild of the firm Johnson, Kaufmann & Coate. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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