BRAINCHILDREN Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

brainchildren

noun

plural of brainchild

as in inventions

something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist

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In short, unruly crowds, strange smells, intrusive noise and late nights are not unique inventions of the TikTok era.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Many still recognize him as the radar tech from Spaceballs (1987); more still have heard his vocal inventions in Gremlins (1984).

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

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Of the industrial innovations underpinning this order, the assembly line and vertical integration were most significant.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
As the Harvard historian Steven Shapin writes in his book The Scientific Life, countless innovations such as these that originated in corporate labs during the 20th century helped change the public’s perception of science.

— Matthew Sun, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

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