Brainchild
Brainchild noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.
Usage example: the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist
Work and brainchild are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Brainchild".
Work
Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.
Brainchild and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brainchild" instead a noun "Work".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Some believe that "Roy" is based on "Leroy Mercer," the brainchild of Tennessee native John Bean, who died in 1984 and whose work was disseminated through bootleg tapes in the early '80s.
Source: Candid Camera Prank -
Shown Their Work: Disney chief John Lasseter, the Pixar head whose brainchild it was to bring back 2D animation, insisted on setting the film in New Orleans.
- Calvinball is essentially this trope in game form, so if the Calvinball-like game in a work is presented as one specific character's brainchild, then you can guess that character will probably exhibit this trope (as Calvin himself definitely does).
Source: Allergic to Routine
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Work and Brainchild. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brainchild/work
Brainchild & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brainchild/work>.
Work or Brainchild. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brainchild/work.
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