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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Fyre Festival is the brainchild of Billy McFarland, who spent nearly four years in prison after being convicted of wire fraud for defrauding investors out of $27.4 million with the first Fyre Festival. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025 Running under the auspices of private equity firm Axio Capital, the fund is the brainchild of co-directors Alexandra Lebret and Antoine Bodet. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025 The development is the brainchild of Erstad and Seattle’s James Marria, the E and the M in the company’s name. Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025 More than 80% of the 117 Seven Mile Drive properties dot the perimeter of the Dye’s Valley Course, brainchild of designers Pete Dye, Bobby Weed and 1982 Players champion Jerry Pate. Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Mar. 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 23 Apr. 2025.

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