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plural brainchildren
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators quotations examples
I am glad you find so many lovers of your brainchildren in the West.
1877 July 3, Thomas J. Mumford, “letter to Mrs. W.”, in Life and Letters of Thomas J. Mumford, published 1879
Inspiration's old lady gave birth to a new brainchild one afternoon at a Rhythm Kings rehearsal, when I took a few choruses on Jack Pettis' C-melody sax while he was out humoring his bladder.
1946, Mezz Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, Really the Blues, New York: Random House, page 54
But even though the Pleven Plan was the brainchild of a French prime minister, public debate had revealed the extent of French reluctance to countenance German rearmament under any conditions.
2005, Tony Judt, “The Politics of Stability”, in Postwar: A history of Europe since 1945, London: Vintage Books, published 2010
The Everlasting Gobstopper, a jawbreaker that changes colors and flavors, was the brainchild of Roald Dahl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 1964.
2014, Richard W. Hartel, AnnaKate Hartel, Candy Bites: The Science of Sweets, Springer, page 183
Their joint cost is £54 million, and the scheme is the brainchild of the West Midlands Combined Authority.
2022 October 19, “Network News: Two new Walsall-Wolverhampton stations planned to open in 2024”, in RAIL, number 968, page 14
third-person singular simple present brainchilds, present participle brainchilding, simple past and past participle brainchilded
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with. quotations
John Law brainchilded the establishment of a national bank to expedite and secure the creation of credit.
2015, Mary Lindemann, The Merchant Republics