brainchild

== English == === Etymology === From brain +‎ child. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪnt͡ʃaɪld/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪnˌt͡ʃaɪld/ Hyphenation: brain‧child === Noun === brainchild (plural brainchilds or brainchildren) (informal) A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc. ==== Usage notes ==== Chiefly used in the form “the brainchild of [a person or group of people, an organization, etc.]”. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === brainchild (third-person singular simple present brainchilds, present participle brainchilding, simple past and past participle brainchilded) (transitive, rare) To think up (an idea or innovation); to come up with. Coordinate terms: brainstorm, ideate ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === brainchild (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia