brainchilds

English

Noun

brainchilds

  1. plural of brainchild
    • 2007, Rod Long, “Sussex-by-the-Sea”, in South Coast Saunter: Part One—‘Aspirations’, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Vanguard Press, Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers, →ISBN, page 278:
      At the extreme end of the promenade, backing on to the river, was a small funfair. Edward had informed us earlier that this had been in existence since 1929 and had been one of the very early brainchilds of Sir Billy Butlin.
    • 2015 August 13, David Lorenzo, “Opposition to Wars and Interventions”, in Debating War: Why Arguments Opposing American Wars and Interventions Fail, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1992:
      Special Interest: These arguments hold that activist policies are the brainchilds of particular group.

Verb

brainchilds

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brainchild