brainchild

brain·child

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [breyn-chahyld]
- /ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld/
- /ˈbreɪn.tʃaɪld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [breyn-chahyld]
- /ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld/

Definitions of brainchild word

singular noun brainchild Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created. 3
noun brainchild an idea or plan produced by creative thought; invention 3
noun brainchild an idea, plan, etc. regarded as produced by a person's own mental labor 3
noun brainchild idea 1
noun plural brainchild a product of one's creative work or thought. 0
noun brainchild A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators. 0

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Origin of brainchild

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; brain + child

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Parts of speech for Brainchild

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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brainchild popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for brainchild

noun brainchild

product — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
discovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
idea — any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
contrivance — If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.

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